Live-in careTorbayBrixham
12 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Brixham. Typical rate £1,120 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,378.
19 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Brixham
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Live-in carer profiles near Brixham
£1,120 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Brixham, our fee included
£160
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.
19 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Brixham, and any of them could come to Brixham
Filter by who cares for couples, who drives and what they charge, then message the ones you like. Free, and nothing is booked until you say so.
See live-in carers for BrixhamWhat families say
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Brixham, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Brixham. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“Grace has a very mature and positive approach to care and caring for vulnerable people and brought a ray of sunshine to what was a dark period in our life.”
Gail P., 2026
About Grace E.Live-in carer based in Paignton · 2 reviews“She was on-time, immediately helping us to travel to an overnight hotel. She stayed overnight and kept a gentle watch on me until the next day.”
Gemma C., 2023
About Linda May H.Live-in carer based in Torbay“She looked after my mum, who can be incredibly challenging, so well and so gently, and we always felt confident that my mum was getting the best care available.”
Holly C., 2025
About Dace L.Live-in carer based in Torquay · 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 £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Brixham, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,033 to £1,174. 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 Brixham, 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 TorbayBrixham in numbers
12 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Brixham town centre, and 19 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,120, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,033 and £1,174. Within 10 miles there are 99 care homes and 35 home care agencies. The 5 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,378 a week for a residential room. Brixham is in the Torbay council area, where 5,622 people are aged 85 or over: 4% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Brixham 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 Brixham, 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 Brixham 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
Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.
A person, not a form

Charlotte
Account manager for families in Brixham
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 Brixham might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Brixham is in the Torbay 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. Torbay 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 Brixham
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Brixham as much as to Brixham itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.
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Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Questions
A typical week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Brixham, with our fee included: about £160 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,033 and £1,174 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Torbay has an estimator.
Yes. 12 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Brixham, and 19 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 £1,120, and the 5 care homes within 10 miles of Brixham that publish their fees charge a median of £1,378 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.
Brixham is in the Torbay 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. Torbay 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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