✧ Live-in care in Merseyside
Live-in Care Across Merseyside
Live-in care in Merseyside brings one carer to live with your relative, in Liverpool, Bootle, Crosby, Southport, Formby, Kirkby, Huyton, St Helens, Birkenhead or Wallasey. We arrange home care across all five Merseyside boroughs, from £1,200 a week.
- 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 on both banks of the Mersey
Merseyside runs along both banks of the Mersey estuary, from Southport and the Sefton coast in the north, through Liverpool and its suburbs, to St Helens inland and the Wirral peninsula across the water. Families searching for home care in Merseyside are supporting parents in Liverpool's inner districts and suburbs, in Bootle, Crosby, Formby and Southport, in Kirkby, Huyton and Prescot in Knowsley, in St Helens, Haydock and Newton-le-Willows, and in Birkenhead, Wallasey and the Wirral towns. A carer who lives in lets your relative stay in the home they know.
We have local pages for towns across the county, including Liverpool, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Southport, St Helens and Formby.
Aintree, the Royal and Whiston
Liverpool University Hospitals runs Aintree, the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals runs Whiston, St Helens and Southport, and Arrowe Park serves the Wirral. A live-in carer in Merseyside can be ready for discharge from any of them, so your relative is not left waiting in hospital for a package of visits.
Five councils across Merseyside
Merseyside has no county council. Adult social care is provided by Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens or Wirral council, depending on your relative's address. Each carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments and, depending on savings, may contribute to care. NHS Continuing Healthcare is assessed separately where needs are mainly health-related.
The docks, the ferry and the football
Many older people on Merseyside worked on the docks, at sea, in the car plants at Halewood and Speke or in Liverpool's offices, and football, family and the parish are at the heart of life. A ride on the ferry, Crosby's iron men on the beach and Southport's Lord Street are favourite outings. Couples can stay together with one carer supporting both. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Merseyside, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 323 registered care homes in Merseyside, with 10,378 beds between them. Of the 297 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 8 rated Outstanding, 218 rated Good, 59 require improvement and 12 rated Inadequate. 113 provide nursing care and 159 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 Merseyside, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Merseyside.
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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Brenda
Live-in carer
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Refiloe
Live-in carer
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Gladys
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Monica
Live-in carer
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Patience
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Vistorine
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Merseyside
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 questionsWho helps pay for care in Merseyside?
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 Merseyside?
Our care-home directory lists 323 registered care homes in Merseyside, with 10,378 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 8 rated Outstanding, 218 rated Good, 59 rated Requires improvement and 12 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.