✧ Live-in care in Lancashire
Live-in Care Across Lancashire
Live-in care in Lancashire brings one carer to live with your relative, in Preston, Lancaster, Chorley, Burnley, Clitheroe or a village in the Ribble Valley. We arrange home care across the county, from £1,200 a week, with carers you choose.
- Care within a week Urgent starts often in 24–48 hours
- From £1,200 a week The same rate nationwide, not by postcode
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulates home care in England
- 72 areas Covered across the North West
Live-in care from the mill towns to the coast
Lancashire runs from the old cotton towns of the east to the resorts of the Fylde coast, and from the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland to the farmland of West Lancashire. Families searching for home care in Lancashire are supporting parents in Preston, Chorley and Leyland, in Burnley, Accrington, Nelson and Colne, in Lancaster, Morecambe and Fleetwood, in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley villages, and in Ormskirk and Skelmersdale. A live-in carer brings the same support to a terraced street in Nelson as to a farmhouse in Bowland.
We have local pages for towns across the county, including Preston, Lancaster, Chorley, Burnley, Accrington, Clitheroe, Colne, Nelson, Fleetwood and Morecambe.
Hospitals across the county
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals runs the Royal Preston and Chorley hospitals, East Lancashire Hospitals runs the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay runs the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, and Blackpool Victoria serves the Fylde. West Lancashire looks to Ormskirk and Southport. A live-in carer in Lancashire can be ready for discharge from any of them.
Lancashire County Council, Blackpool and Blackburn
Across most of the county, adult social care is run by Lancashire County Council rather than the twelve district councils. Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen are separate unitary councils with their own services. Each carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments, and may contribute to care depending on savings.
Close communities and staying put
Many older people in Lancashire have lived in the same terrace, village or farm for most of their lives, close to chapel, the club and family. Moving into a care home often means leaving all of that. Live-in care lets your relative stay, and lets couples stay together with one carer supporting both. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Lancashire, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 753 registered care homes in Lancashire, with 22,756 beds between them. Of the 683 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 28 rated Outstanding, 533 rated Good, 118 require improvement and 4 rated Inadequate. 218 provide nursing care and 442 support people living with dementia.
If a move into one of these homes is on the table, it is worth comparing it with live-in care: one carer living in your relative’s own home in Lancashire, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Lancashire.
Weighing the options
Live-in care, visiting care or a care home?
The three choices most families are deciding between.
| Feature | Live-in care | Visiting care | Care home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stays in their own home | Yes | Yes | No |
| Support through the night | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| The same carer each day | Yes | Rota of staff | Rota of staff |
| Keeps pets and belongings | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| Couples stay together | Yes | Yes | Often separated |
| Typical cost | £1,200 a week | Varies with hours | Varies by home |
Visiting care and care home costs vary widely by area and provider, so we don’t quote figures we can’t stand behind. See our pricing in full →
What a live-in carer does day to day, what is not included, and the three steps to arranging it: how live-in care works →
Funding & regulation
Paying for care in England
Home care is regulated and funded differently in each nation, so the route is not the same everywhere. Here is how it works where you live.
Read our full funding guide →Who regulates care here
Home care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local authority's adult social care team. Means-tested local authority funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare are both available depending on assessed need.
How we fit in
Live-in Care Direct is an introductory agency. We introduce self-employed carers to families rather than employing them, so you contract directly with your carer and keep the choice of who provides your care.
Our carers
The people who would be caring for your family
Our carers are spread across the UK, supported by regional care managers. Every one is interviewed in person, enhanced DBS checked and reference-checked before they are ever introduced to a family — and you choose who moves in.
- Interviewed face to face, never hired on paperwork alone
- Enhanced DBS checked, with references verified
- You meet and approve your carer before they start
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Lancashire
Free callback
Speak to someone about live-in care
Leave your number and a care manager will call you back — usually within an hour, and always free.
- No obligation. A conversation, not a sales call — and never a call centre.
- A real care manager. Someone who arranges care every day, who can answer properly.
- Just two details. Your name and number — we don’t need an email address.
Or call us now on 0800 368 8558 Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week
Common questions
Questions about live-in care here
Local answers on paying for care, nearby areas and care homes.
Not seeing your question?
Our care managers answer these every day. A no-obligation call takes about ten minutes.
0800 368 8558Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week See all questionsIs there help with the cost of care in Lancashire?
Often, yes. Your local council's adult social care team can carry out a free needs assessment and, depending on savings, may contribute to the cost. Where needs are mainly health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare can pay in full. Attendance Allowance, paid to people over State Pension age who need help with personal care, is not means-tested and can be put towards care.
How many care homes are there in Lancashire?
Our care-home directory lists 753 registered care homes in Lancashire, with 22,756 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 28 rated Outstanding, 533 rated Good, 118 rated Requires improvement and 4 rated Inadequate. If you are weighing up a care home, live-in care is the alternative that keeps your relative at home with one carer supporting only them, and we can explain how the two compare on cost.