✧ Live-in care in York, North Yorkshire
Live-in Care in York
Live-in care in York lets your relative stay at home, in Acomb, Fulford, Heworth, Haxby or Bishopthorpe, with one carer living alongside them day and night. We arrange home care across the city and the villages around it, 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 inside and outside the walls
York is a compact city surrounded by commuter villages. Families searching for home care in York are supporting parents in terraces and flats inside the city walls, in Clifton, the Groves and Heworth, in Acomb, Holgate, Dringhouses and Woodthorpe to the west, in Fulford and Heslington to the south, and in villages such as Haxby, Wigginton, Huntington, Poppleton, Bishopthorpe and Copmanthorpe. A carer who lives in lets your relative stay in the city they love, with help at any hour.
We also arrange care in Harrogate, Selby, Malton, Knaresborough, Wetherby and Leeds.
York Hospital
Emergency and inpatient care for the city is at York Hospital on Wigginton Road, run by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with rehabilitation at community hospitals such as the one in Selby. Leeds and Hull take some specialist care. A live-in carer in York arranged in time for discharge helps your relative come home promptly.
City of York Council, or North Yorkshire
The City of York Council is a unitary authority and runs adult social care across the city and its villages. Places just outside the boundary, such as Easingwold, Tadcaster or Stamford Bridge, are covered by North Yorkshire Council or the East Riding instead. Each offers a free needs assessment and a carer's assessment, and may contribute to care depending on savings.
Chocolate, railways and a walk by the Ouse
Many older people in York worked at Rowntree's or Terry's, on the railways or at the carriage works, and still meet friends from those days. The riverside paths along the Ouse, the Museum Gardens, Rowntree Park and the Minster are all easy outings. A carer can help your relative keep getting out, to church, the market at Shambles or a lunch club. York's narrow medieval streets and old houses can be hard to manage with a frame. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in York, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 58 registered care homes in York, with 2,158 beds between them. Of the 45 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 3 rated Outstanding, 37 rated Good and 5 require improvement. 20 provide nursing care and 36 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 York, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in York.
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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Monica
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Refiloe
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Gladys
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Brenda
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Vistorine
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Patience
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near York
More live-in care in North Yorkshire
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 York?
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.
Do you cover areas near York?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover York and the towns and villages around it, including Wetherby, Selby, Malton and Knaresborough. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in York?
Our care-home directory lists 58 registered care homes in York, with 2,158 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 3 rated Outstanding, 37 rated Good and 5 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.