Live-in careWiltshireRoyal Wootton Bassett
Live-in care in Royal Wootton Bassett
14 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett. Typical rate £1,120 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
24 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett
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Live-in carer profiles near Royal Wootton Bassett
£1,120 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett, our fee included
£160
a day
Lazarus T.Based in Purton · 4 miles from Royal Wootton Bassett · 16 years experience£180a day
Edmond L.Based in Swindon · 5 miles from Royal Wootton Bassett · 4 years experience£148a day
Paul P.Based in Swindon · 5 miles from Royal Wootton Bassett · 2 years experience£148a 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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The live-in carers based closest to Royal Wootton Bassett
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24 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett, and any of them could come to Royal Wootton Bassett
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See live-in carers for Royal Wootton BassettWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Royal Wootton Bassett
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Royal Wootton Bassett, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Royal Wootton Bassett. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“She was very caring, kind and patient to all his needs, she built up a wondetful rapport with him, she was dedicated and was there for him through good times as well as through the tough times”
Katrina O., 2026
About Sekai M.Live-in carer based in Cheltenham · 2 reviews“Titus has compassion, patience, a great sense of humour and a very professional attitude.”
Marie S., 2026
About Titus M.Live-in carer based in Oxford · 2 reviews“Throughout this process Merjury has given first class, conscientious, reliable and compassionate care.”
Beverley H., 2025
About Merjury G.Live-in carer based in Basingstoke“Nina was patient, focussed on my aunt's physical well-being, and unfazed by what at the time was a new and uncertain situation”
A previous client, 2023
About Nina R.Live-in carer based in Ringwood“Not only has she looked after him beautifully, she has also been great company for him with lively conversation, kindness and humour.”
Clare M., 2024
About Zion S.Live-in carer based in Woking · 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
What live-in care costs in Royal Wootton Bassett, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,036 to £1,232. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Royal Wootton Bassetttypical advertised week£1,120
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,160
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,320
Care home figures are averages for England; too few homes within 10 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett 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.
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 WiltshireRoyal Wootton Bassett in numbers
Live-in care in Royal Wootton Bassett: the local picture
14 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett town centre, and 24 within 25 miles. The nearest is based about 4 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,120, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,036 and £1,232. Within 10 miles there are 67 care homes and 72 home care agencies. The 6 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,498 a week. Royal Wootton Bassett is in the Wiltshire council area, where 17,403 people are aged 85 or over: 3.3% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Royal Wootton Bassett 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 Royal Wootton Bassett, 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 Royal Wootton Bassett 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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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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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 Royal Wootton Bassett might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Royal Wootton Bassett
Royal Wootton Bassett is in the Wiltshire 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. Wiltshire 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 Royal Wootton Bassett
Live-in care around Royal Wootton Bassett
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Royal Wootton Bassett as much as to Royal Wootton Bassett 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 Royal Wootton Bassett
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- Live-in care in Wroughton (Swindon)5 miles
- Live-in care in Broad Blunsdon (Swindon)7 miles
- Live-in care in Cricklade7 miles
- Live-in care in Stratton St Margaret (Swindon)7 miles
- Live-in care in Calne8 miles
- Live-in care in Malmesbury9 miles
- Live-in care in Highworth (Swindon)10 miles
- Live-in care in Chippenham11 miles
More about live-in care in Wiltshire
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Wiltshire
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Questions
Questions families in Royal Wootton Bassett ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett, with our fee included: about £160 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,036 and £1,232 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Wiltshire has an estimator.
Yes. 14 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett, and 24 within 25 miles; the nearest lives about 4 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 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.
The 6 home care agencies within 10 miles of Royal Wootton Bassett that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,498 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 £1,120 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.
Royal Wootton Bassett is in the Wiltshire 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. Wiltshire 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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