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Live-in care in Sydenham Hill

256 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Sydenham Hill. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.

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269 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Sydenham Hill

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Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.

What families say

What clients say about carers near Sydenham Hill

Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Sydenham Hill, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Sydenham Hill. Each links to the carer’s profile.

DementiaPalliative care

“When my step-father was dying and not any longer at home she made sure they spoke on the phone. This effort she made still moves me to tears.”

Anne R., 2023

Photo of carer Maria Del Mar A.About Maria Del Mar A.Live-in carer based in London · 3 reviews
DementiaCompanionship

“The interaction she gives my mother is incredible, singing, dancing, taking her to groups, on plenty of walks which mum always loves.”

Naomi C., 2022

Photo of carer Joyce C.About Joyce C.Live-in carer based in Greater London · 4 reviews
Companionship

“Maria has been absolutely amazing with my father, she has help to maintain his weight and put a smile back on his face.”

Kirsty E., 2024

Photo of carer Maria Jose F.About Maria Jose F.Live-in carer based in London · 2 reviews
Live-in careDementia

“I have often referred to Jayne as a godsend, really taking the load off my shoulders. She takes real pride in being a carer and it really shows.”

Sybil C., 2026

Photo of carer Jayne O.About Jayne O.Live-in carer based in unknown · 2 reviews
Live-in careDementia

“The quality of life that she's given my parents has been priceless. The peace of mind she's given my sisters and I, through a very difficult time, has been invaluable.”

John M., 2026

Photo of carer Liliana S.About Liliana S.Live-in carer based in London · 5 reviews

Reviews come from families who booked through PrimeCarers, or are references carers have added from past clients. We check reviews before they appear and never edit them, but we do not verify references. Read more client reviews.

What it costs

What live-in care costs in Sydenham Hill, against the alternatives

A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Sydenham Hill, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against a care home.

A week of care in Southwark, on one scaleWeekly cost, our fee included where it applies
  1. Live-in care in Southwarktypical advertised week£1,050
  2. A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
  3. Care home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,160
  4. Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
  5. A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,320

Care home figures are averages for England; too few homes in Southwark publish a fee for a local median. Fees vary widely between homes. At home you keep paying the household bills and the carer's food, so add those before you compare.

13care homes in Southwark
57home care agencies in Southwark

For a couple the gap is wide: one live-in carer for both of you is about £1,350 a week, and a care home charges two fees.

Past about 35 hours a week of visits, live-in care costs about the same and somebody is there all day.

The full figures, an estimator and what changes the priceLevel of need, couples, nights, days the family covers, and what to agree before the carer arrives.

The cost of live-in care in Southwark

Sydenham Hill in numbers

Live-in care in Sydenham Hill: the local picture

256 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Sydenham Hill town centre, and 269 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,050, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,015 and £1,120. Sydenham Hill is in Southwark.

A live-in carer moves into the home in Sydenham Hill and is there day and night: personal care, meals, medicines prompted at the right times, company, and someone in the house overnight. On PrimeCarers you choose the carer yourself from the profiles of those who can reach Sydenham Hill, agree the rate on their profile, and we set up the contract and the weekly payments. Families arrange it after an operation or a hospital stay, for dementia, for a couple, or when visits are no longer enough. How live-in care works goes through it step by step.

From carers' own profiles, October 2026. Distances are straight-line, from the centre of Sydenham Hill to where each carer says they live. Counts are the live-in carers with a photo and a live-in rate that our area searches return, at most 100 per area, so busy areas have more. Rates include our fee and are advertised day rates multiplied by seven; typical means the median. Availability for your dates needs confirming with each carer.

How to arrange it

From this page to a live-in carer in Sydenham Hill

Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.

  1. 1

    Search live-in carers for Sydenham Hill

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    The results show carers offering live-in care who can reach Sydenham Hill, with their rate, experience and reviews.
  2. 2

    Talk to two or three

    This week
    Message them with a short description of a typical day, then decide on a video call or a visit.
  3. 3

    Agree the rate and a start date

    A few days
    The rate on the profile is the price. The contract, weekly invoicing and payment are set up on PrimeCarers.
  4. 4

    The carer moves in

    Week 1
    Most live-in carers work stints of two to six weeks, so agree early who covers their breaks.

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Charlotte, account manager at PrimeCarers

Charlotte

Account manager for families in Sydenham Hill

Charlotte helps families in Sydenham Hill arrange live-in care

Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, whether a live-in carer is the right answer or hourly visits would do, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Charlotte has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Sydenham Hill might suit, though the choice is always yours.

Help paying

Help with the cost of live-in care in Sydenham Hill

Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Funding live-in care in Southwark goes through each route with the local contacts.

Depending on needs, Attendance Allowance and NHS Continuing Healthcare can help too, and so can pensions, savings and the value in a home.

Around Sydenham Hill

Live-in care around Sydenham Hill

Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Sydenham Hill as much as to Sydenham Hill itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.

Questions

Questions families in Sydenham Hill ask about live-in care

A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Sydenham Hill, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,015 and £1,120 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Southwark has an estimator.

Yes. 256 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Sydenham Hill, and 269 within 25 miles; the nearest lives less than 2 miles away. Live-in carers move in for the placement, so carers from further away can come too. A profile does not confirm availability: check dates with each carer.

For one person they are close. A typical live-in week is £1,050, and the average care home in England charges £1,160 a week, or £1,410 with nursing. At home you also pay the household bills and the carer's food. For a couple, one live-in carer costs about £1,350 a week for both, while a care home charges two fees. The care home comparison has a calculator.

Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Funding live-in care in Southwark explains the local route. Check which council covers your home postcode if you live near a boundary.

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