✧ Live-in care in Limavady, County Londonderry
Live-in Care in Limavady
Live-in care in Limavady lets your relative stay at home, in the town, or in a village such as Ballykelly, Dungiven, Bellarena, Greysteel, Drumsurn, Feeny or out towards Magilligan, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across Limavady and the Roe valley, 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
- Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Regulates home care in Northern Ireland
- 35 areas Covered across Northern Ireland
Home care in the Roe valley
Limavady is a Georgian market town in the Roe valley in north County Londonderry, below the cliffs of Binevenagh, and the place where the Londonderry Air, the tune of Danny Boy, was first written down. Families searching for home care in Limavady are supporting parents in the town centre and along Main Street and Catherine Street, in the estates on the edge of town, and in villages such as Ballykelly, Greysteel, Bellarena, Drumsurn, Dungiven and Feeny, and out on the flat lands towards Magilligan. Out among the farms, visiting care can be sparse. A carer who lives in brings support to the door.
We also arrange care in Londonderry, Coleraine, Ballymoney, Strabane, Magherafelt and Omagh.
Altnagelvin, or Causeway
Emergency and inpatient care for Limavady is usually at Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry, run by the Western Health and Social Care Trust, with some residents in the east treated at Causeway in Coleraine. A live-in carer in Limavady arranged before discharge means your relative can come home as soon as they are medically fit, to someone ready to help with medication, meals and getting about.
Western Trust care in Limavady
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council runs local services, but in Northern Ireland social care is arranged by the Health and Social Care Trusts, and Limavady is covered by the Western Trust, not the Northern Trust that serves Coleraine. Ask your relative's GP for a care assessment. Trusts usually do not charge for the home care they arrange, and people aged 75 or over pay nothing for home help.
Roe Valley Country Park, Binevenagh and Benone
The riverside paths of Roe Valley Country Park, the view from Binevenagh over Lough Foyle, the long beach at Benone Strand and the ferry from Magilligan to Greencastle are favourite outings. Many older people here have farmed the valley, worked at the old Ballykelly airfield or in the town's factories. A carer who drives can keep up church and family visits. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Limavady, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 5 registered care homes in Limavady. 4 provide nursing care and 3 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 Limavady, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Limavady.
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 Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland is regulated by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA). They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust. Care is arranged and part-funded through the local Health and Social Care Trust, a different structure from local-authority-led funding in England.
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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Patience
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Monica
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Gladys
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Brenda
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Refiloe
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Vistorine
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Limavady
More live-in care in County Londonderry
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 Limavady?
Care in Northern Ireland is assessed and part-funded through your local Health and Social Care Trust. Ask your GP or the Trust's social work team for a care assessment. Attendance Allowance is also worth checking, as it is not means-tested and can be put towards care.
Do you cover areas near Limavady?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Limavady and the towns and villages around it, including Londonderry, Coleraine, Ballymoney and Strabane. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Limavady?
Our care-home directory lists 5 registered care homes in Limavady. 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.