✧ Live-in care in Surrey
Live-in Care Across Surrey
Live-in care in Surrey brings one carer to live with your relative, in Guildford, Woking, Epsom, Reigate, Farnham or a Surrey Hills village. 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
- 113 areas Covered across the South East
Live-in care across Surrey
Surrey is one of England's most wooded counties, with busy commuter towns inside the M25, market towns such as Farnham, Dorking and Godalming, and villages in the Surrey Hills. Families searching for home care in Surrey are supporting parents in Guildford, Woking, Epsom, Reigate, Redhill and Camberley, in Weybridge, Walton, Esher and the Elmbridge towns, and in villages such as Shere, Cranleigh, Chiddingfold and Lingfield. A live-in carer brings the same support to a flat in Epsom as to a cottage on a Surrey Hills lane.
We have local pages for towns across the county, including Guildford, Woking, Epsom, Reigate, Redhill, Farnham, Dorking, Camberley, Weybridge and Esher.
Surrey's main hospitals
The Royal Surrey in Guildford, Frimley Park near Camberley, St Peter's in Chertsey, East Surrey in Redhill and Epsom Hospital each serve their own part of the county, with specialist care in London as well. A live-in carer in Surrey can be arranged for discharge from any of them, so your relative is supported at home from the first night.
Surrey's councils are changing in 2027
Adult social care in Surrey is currently run by Surrey County Council. From 1 April 2027, the county council and the eleven borough and district councils will be replaced by two new unitary councils, West Surrey and East Surrey, and each will run adult social care for its area. Until then, ask Surrey County Council for a free needs assessment and a carer's assessment; any agreed support should carry across.
Why live-in care suits Surrey
Surrey has a high cost of living and busy roads, and visiting care agencies often struggle to recruit enough carers or keep to time. A live-in carer avoids both problems: one person, living in, for one fixed weekly fee from £1,200. Couples can stay together, and your relative stays in the home and village they love. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Surrey, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 362 registered care homes in Surrey, with 12,280 beds between them. Of the 318 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 12 rated Outstanding, 247 rated Good, 58 require improvement and 1 rated Inadequate. 151 provide nursing care and 208 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 Surrey, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Surrey.
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 Surrey
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 Surrey?
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 Surrey?
Our care-home directory lists 362 registered care homes in Surrey, with 12,280 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 12 rated Outstanding, 247 rated Good, 58 rated Requires improvement and 1 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.