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Live-in care in Woodley
35 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Woodley. Typical rate £1,120 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
93 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Woodley
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Live-in carer profiles near Woodley
£1,120 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Woodley, our fee included
£160
a day
Fatima Tonderayi S.Based in Reading · less than 2 miles away · 23 years experience£180a day
Beata A.Based in Reading · 2 miles from Woodley · 5 years experience£170a day
Rosemary N.Based in Reading · 3 miles from Woodley · 17 years experience£180a 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 Woodley
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.
93 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Woodley, and any of them could come to Woodley
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See live-in carers for WoodleyWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Woodley
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Woodley, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Woodley. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“Barbara treated my mother-in-law with enormous love and compassion and provided an environment where she could feel safe and seen”
Annie G., 2024
About Barbara B.Live-in carer based in Reading“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 reviews“I can truly say that Peter always put Dad at the centre of everything and I know that they found a great friendship in difficult times.”
Lindsay C., 2023
About Peter W.Live-in carer based in Gerrards Cross · 3 reviews“I truly feel that my mother couldn't have been in better hands and can't recommend Christina highly enough.”
Clifford A., 2023
About Christina Y.Live-in carer based in Bournemouth“Throughout this process Merjury has given first class, conscientious, reliable and compassionate care.”
Beverley H., 2025
About Merjury G.Live-in carer based in BasingstokeReviews 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 Woodley, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Woodley, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,043 to £1,127. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.
- Live-in care within 10 miles of Woodleytypical 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 Woodley 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 WokinghamWoodley in numbers
Live-in care in Woodley: the local picture
35 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Woodley town centre, and 93 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 £1,043 and £1,127. Within 10 miles there are 151 care homes and 168 home care agencies. The 7 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,675 a week. Woodley is in the Wokingham council area, where 4,887 people are aged 85 or over: 2.6% of residents, close to the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Woodley 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 Woodley, 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 Woodley 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 Woodley
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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Talk to two or three
This weekMessage them with a short description of a typical day, then decide on a video call or a visit. - 3
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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Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Woodley
Woodley is in the Wokingham 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. Wokingham 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 Woodley
Live-in care around Woodley
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Woodley as much as to Woodley 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 Woodley
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- Live-in care in Earley2 miles
- Live-in care in Winnersh2 miles
- Live-in care in Twyford3 miles
- Live-in care in Reading (Reading)3 miles
- Live-in care in Caversham (Reading)3 miles
- Live-in care in Shinfield4 miles
- Live-in care in Wokingham4 miles
- Live-in care in Spencers Wood5 miles
More about live-in care in Wokingham
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Questions
Questions families in Woodley ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,120 from carers within 25 miles of Woodley, with our fee included: about £160 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,043 and £1,127 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Wokingham has an estimator.
Yes. 35 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Woodley, and 93 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 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 7 home care agencies within 10 miles of Woodley that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,675 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.
Woodley is in the Wokingham 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. Wokingham 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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