Live-in careThurrockChafford Hundred
121 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Chafford Hundred. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,475.
253 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Chafford Hundred
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Live-in carer profiles near Chafford Hundred
£1,050 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Chafford Hundred, our fee included
£150
a day
Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.

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Closest first, with the rate each has set. Every one has passed our checks: an accepted criminal-record check (Enhanced DBS issued within the last 2 years, DBS Update Service, Scottish PVG or Access NI), identity, right to work, and an online interview.
253 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Chafford Hundred, and any of them could come to Chafford Hundred
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See live-in carers for Chafford HundredWhat families say
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Chafford Hundred, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Chafford Hundred. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“Kwatam looked after my father for nearly 3 years right up to him sadly dying as a live in carer, I can't praise her enough”
David M., 2025
About Kwatam M.Live-in carer based in Basildon“She Administered My Medications With Advanced Pharmaceutical Knowledge”
Solomon A., 2021
About Nalini C.Live-in carer based in Welling · 2 reviews“She was always cheerful and looking for ways to stimulate my mother. She became her "friend" and provided best care always.”
Julie G., 2021
About Lynette V.Live-in carer · 2 reviews“Usha rapidly became 'one of the family' and is sorely missed.”
Claire T., 2023
About Usha V.Live-in carer based in Bexley · 4 reviews“Charity would take Nan on holidays day trips and shopping adventures”
Bateman S., 2022
About Charity N.Live-in carer based in Ilford · 2 reviews“She brought fun and stimulation into mums life.”
Robert G., 2024
About Nechelle F.Live-in carer based in Chelmsford · 3 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
A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Chafford Hundred, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Chafford Hundred, 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 ThurrockChafford Hundred in numbers
121 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Chafford Hundred town centre, and 253 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. Within 10 miles there are 218 care homes and 512 home care agencies. The 10 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,475 a week for a residential room. The 17 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,400 a week. Chafford Hundred is in the Thurrock council area, where 2,987 people are aged 85 or over: 1.6% of residents, fewer than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Chafford Hundred 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 Chafford Hundred, 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 Chafford Hundred 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
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Charlotte
Account manager for families in Chafford Hundred
Someone to talk to first
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 Chafford Hundred might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Chafford Hundred is in the Thurrock 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. Thurrock 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 Chafford Hundred
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Chafford Hundred as much as to Chafford Hundred itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.
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Questions
A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Chafford Hundred, 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 Thurrock has an estimator.
Yes. 121 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Chafford Hundred, and 253 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 10 care homes within 10 miles of Chafford Hundred that publish their fees charge a median of £1,475 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.
The 17 home care agencies within 10 miles of Chafford Hundred that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,400 a week. An agency employs the carer and chooses who comes. On PrimeCarers you choose a self-employed carer yourself and pay the rate on their profile, typically £1,050 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.
Chafford Hundred is in the Thurrock 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. Thurrock 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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