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Live-in care in Red Lodge
6 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Red Lodge. Compare profiles and reviews free.
6 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Red Lodge
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Live-in carer profiles near Red Lodge
£1,176 a week
typical week around Suffolk, our fee included
£168
a day
Jane G.Based in Red Lodge · 38 years experience5.0(4 reviews)£217a day
Sydney N.Based in Bury St. Edmunds · 10 miles from Red Lodge · 5 years experience£145a day
Sally H.Based in Ely · 11 miles from Red Lodge · 20 years experience£149a day
Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.
Who is nearest
The live-in carers based closest to Red Lodge
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See live-in carers for Red LodgeWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Red Lodge
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Red Lodge, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Red Lodge. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“My Mum could be very difficult but Jane kept calm and showed amazing patience with her. She was always caring, respectful and very loving.”
Jane B., 2026
About Jane G.Live-in carer based in Red Lodge · 4 reviews“Not only was she professional, polite and efficient but she bought a lovely smile and laughter to my parents home.”
Liz L., 2023
About Sithembiso N.Live-in carer based in Ipswich · 5 reviewsReviews 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 Red Lodge, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,176 around Suffolk, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,096 to £1,223. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Suffolktypical advertised week£1,176
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home in Suffolkmedian of 6 homes that publish fees£1,321
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,642
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes in Suffolk, before extras. Homes that do not publish a fee are not counted, and fees vary widely between homes. At home you keep paying the household bills and the carer's food, so add those before you compare.
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 SuffolkRed Lodge in numbers
Live-in care in Red Lodge: the local picture
1 live-in carer lives within 10 miles of Red Lodge town centre, and 6 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Red Lodge is in the Suffolk council area, where 27,695 people are aged 85 or over: 3.5% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Red Lodge 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 Red Lodge, 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, November 2026. Distances are straight-line, from the centre of Red Lodge 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 Red Lodge
Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.
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Agree the rate and a start date
A few daysThe rate on the profile is the price. The contract, weekly invoicing and payment are set up on PrimeCarers. - 4
The carer moves in
Week 1Most live-in carers work stints of two to six weeks, so agree early who covers their breaks.
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Charlotte helps families in Red Lodge 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 Red Lodge might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Red Lodge
Red Lodge is in the Suffolk council area. 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. Suffolk direct payments and council funding covers the authority at the town centre; check your home postcode if you live near a boundary.
Depending on needs, Attendance Allowance and NHS Continuing Healthcare can help too, and so can pensions, savings and the value in a home.
Around Red Lodge
Live-in care around Red Lodge
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Red Lodge as much as to Red Lodge itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.
Live-in care in the towns around Red Lodge
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- Live-in care in Mildenhall3 miles
- Live-in care in Newmarket5 miles
- Live-in care in Soham (Cambridgeshire)7 miles
- Live-in care in Burwell (Cambridgeshire)7 miles
- Live-in care in Bury St Edmunds10 miles
- Live-in care in Brandon11 miles
- Live-in care in Ely (Cambridgeshire)12 miles
- Live-in care in Waterbeach (Cambridgeshire)13 miles
More about live-in care in Suffolk
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Suffolk
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Questions
Questions families in Red Lodge ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,176 around Suffolk, with our fee included: about £168 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,096 and £1,223 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Suffolk has an estimator.
Yes. 1 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Red Lodge, and 6 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 £1,176, and the 6 care homes in Suffolk that publish their fees charge a median of £1,321 a week for residential care. 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.
Red Lodge is in the Suffolk council area. 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. Suffolk direct payments and council funding explains the local route. Check which council covers your home postcode if you live near a boundary.
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