✧ Live-in care in Pembrokeshire, West Wales
Live-in Care Across Pembrokeshire
Live-in care in Pembrokeshire brings one carer to live with your relative, in Haverfordwest, Tenby, Pembroke, Milford Haven, Fishguard, St Davids or a coastal 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 Inspectorate Wales (CIW) Regulates home care in Wales
- 55 areas Covered across Wales
Live-in care across Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a rural county at the far west of Wales, most of its coast a national park, with small towns and scattered farms inland. Families searching for home care in Pembrokeshire are supporting parents in Haverfordwest and Milford Haven, in Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, in Tenby, Saundersfoot and Narberth in the south, and in Fishguard, Newport and St Davids in the north. Visiting carers face long journeys on narrow lanes, and some villages have no regular care at all. A carer who lives in brings support to the door.
We also arrange care in Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Tenby, St Davids, Carmarthen and Cardigan.
Withybush and Glangwili hospitals
Withybush General Hospital in Haverfordwest is the county's main hospital, run by Hywel Dda University Health Board, but some emergency and specialist services are at Glangwili in Carmarthen. South Pembrokeshire Hospital in Pembroke Dock provides community beds. A live-in carer in Pembrokeshire can be ready for discharge, however long the drive home.
Pembrokeshire County Council and Welsh rules
Adult social care is provided by Pembrokeshire County Council, which carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments. In Wales there is a weekly limit on what councils can charge for care and support at home, worth checking once your relative is assessed. Care services are regulated by Care Inspectorate Wales.
The coast path, the chapels and the Welsh-speaking north
For many older people in Pembrokeshire, a good day means the sea: Tenby harbour, Saundersfoot beach, the coast path or the cathedral at St Davids. In the north of the county Welsh is still widely spoken, and a Welsh-speaking carer can make home feel like home; tell us if that matters. A carer who drives can keep up chapel, market days and family visits. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Pembrokeshire, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 30 registered care homes in Pembrokeshire. 11 provide nursing care and 9 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 Pembrokeshire, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Pembrokeshire.
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 Wales
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 Wales is regulated by the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local authority's social services department. Funding is means-tested by the local authority, with the Welsh Government setting a capital limit above which people fund their own care. What a council can charge for the care at home it arranges is capped at £100 a week (2026/27); privately arranged live-in care is paid separately.
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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Refiloe
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Monica
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Patience
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Gladys
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Vistorine
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Brenda
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Pembrokeshire
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 Pembrokeshire?
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 Pembrokeshire?
Our care-home directory lists 30 registered care homes in Pembrokeshire. 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.