✧ Live-in care in Shropshire
Live-in Care Across Shropshire
Live-in care in Shropshire brings one carer to live with your relative, in Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Market Drayton, Whitchurch or a village in the hills. We arrange home care across the county, 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
- 57 areas Covered across the West Midlands
Live-in care from the Welsh border to the Severn
Shropshire is one of England's most rural counties, stretching from the meres of the north to the Long Mynd, the Stiperstones and the Clee Hills in the south. Families searching for home care in Shropshire are supporting parents in Shrewsbury, in Oswestry and Ellesmere near the Welsh border, in Whitchurch, Wem and Market Drayton in the north, in Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock in the east, and in Church Stretton, Bishop's Castle, Craven Arms and Ludlow in the south. In the hills, visiting care can be almost impossible to arrange. A live-in carer lives with your relative instead.
We have local pages for towns across the county, including Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Market Drayton and Telford.
Royal Shrewsbury and the Princess Royal
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal in Telford, while the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Gobowen treats joints and spines. Community hospitals in Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch provide rehabilitation. A live-in carer in Shropshire can be ready for discharge, however long the drive home.
Shropshire Council, and Telford
Shropshire Council is a unitary authority and runs adult social care across the county, carrying out free needs assessments and carer's assessments; depending on savings, it may contribute to care. Telford and Wrekin is a separate council with its own services. NHS Continuing Healthcare is assessed separately where needs are mainly health-related.
Farms, hills and market towns
Many older people in Shropshire have farmed the same land or lived in the same village all their lives, and a care home can mean moving many miles from family and chapel. Winter weather on the hill roads makes visiting care unreliable, but a live-in carer is already in the house. A carer who drives keeps market days and church within reach. 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 Shropshire, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 147 registered care homes in Shropshire, with 4,345 beds between them. Of the 129 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 5 rated Outstanding, 99 rated Good, 23 require improvement and 2 rated Inadequate. 45 provide nursing care and 74 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 Shropshire, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Shropshire.
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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Refiloe
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Monica
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Patience
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Shropshire
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 Shropshire?
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 Shropshire?
Our care-home directory lists 147 registered care homes in Shropshire, with 4,345 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 5 rated Outstanding, 99 rated Good, 23 rated Requires improvement and 2 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.