✧ Live-in care in Selby, North Yorkshire
Live-in Care in Selby
Live-in care in Selby lets your relative stay at home, in the town, Brayton, Barlby, Osgodby, Thorpe Willoughby or a village such as Riccall, Hambleton, Drax or Camblesforth, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across Selby and the Vale of York, 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
- 50 areas Covered across Yorkshire
Home care around the abbey town
Selby is a market town on the River Ouse, gathered around its great abbey church, with flat farmland and the cooling towers of Drax on the skyline. Families searching for home care in Selby are supporting parents in the town centre and around the Market Cross, in Brayton and Thorpe Willoughby to the south-west, in Barlby and Osgodby across the river, and in villages such as Riccall, Hambleton, Carlton, Camblesforth, Drax and Sherburn in Elmet. Out in the villages, visiting care can be hard to secure. A carer who lives in brings support to the door.
We also arrange care in York, Goole, Pontefract, Castleford, Doncaster and Leeds.
York Hospital and Selby War Memorial
Emergency and inpatient care for Selby is usually at York Hospital, run by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with some residents treated at Pinderfields or Doncaster, while Selby War Memorial Hospital provides a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics. A live-in carer in Selby arranged before discharge means your relative comes home to support.
North Yorkshire Council in Selby
Since April 2023, adult social care in Selby has been provided by North Yorkshire Council, which replaced Selby District Council and the old county council. It carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments and, depending on savings, may contribute to care. Snaith and Rawcliffe, just to the south-east, are in the East Riding, so check your relative's address.
The abbey, the swing bridge and the Ouse
Selby Abbey, the old swing bridge, the riverside walks along the Ouse and the Monday market are favourite outings. Many older people here worked in the Selby coalfield, at Drax, in the mills and shipyard by the river or on the farms. A carer who drives can keep up church, the club and family visits. 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 Selby, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 16 registered care homes in Selby, with 362 beds between them. Of the 15 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 12 rated Good and 3 require improvement. 3 provide nursing care and 12 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 Selby, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Selby.
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 Selby
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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 Selby?
Often, yes. The council's adult social care team for North Yorkshire 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.
Do you cover areas near Selby?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Selby and the towns and villages around it, including Goole, Castleford, Pontefract and York. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Selby?
Our care-home directory lists 16 registered care homes in Selby, with 362 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 12 rated Good and 3 rated Requires improvement. 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.