None of the 3 home care agencies in Birmingham says on its website that it offers live-in care, as far as we have found. Live-in care means a carer lives in the home, with breaks covered, so someone can stay where they are rather than move. It is priced per week rather than per hour. Agencies covering the wider Sandwell area are listed there.
We do not yet have enough published rates to give a typical figure for live-in care in Birmingham. The typical weekday hourly rate for home care in the West Midlands is £25. Every agency that has told us its price shows it, dated, on its card.
A live-in carer found through PrimeCarers, where the carer sets the rate, typically costs £1,050 a week near Sandwell.
Not published. Ask the agency for a written price list.
Hourly visits £25 an hour
A self-employed carer you chooseThe typical live-in carer near Sandwell, set by the carer
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check within the last 2 years, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.
Another optionSelf-employed carers with their rate, experience and reviews on their profile. You pick who to talk to, and the same carer comes every time.
We do not have enough published rates for this area yet to show a typical figure. Across England, agencies usually charge about £26 to £36 an hour for visits and about £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Self-employed carers through PrimeCarers charge £18 to £25 an hour.
Not enough agencies in Birmingham have published a rate for live-in care yet. Home care in the West Midlands is typically £25 an hour on weekdays. Ask each agency for a written price list.
0 of the 3 CQC-registered home care agencies in Birmingham offer live-in care, going by what they say on their own websites. The list is refreshed from the CQC register every month.
If your savings and assets are below £23,250 the council will assess your needs and what you can afford, and may pay part or all of the cost, usually as a direct payment you spend with the agency or carer you choose. Ask the adult social care team at Sandwell council for a needs assessment.