Live-in Care in Swansea

Swansea • South Wales

Round-the-clock live-in care at home in Swansea

Live-in care lets your loved one stay in the Swansea home they know and love, with a dedicated Care Professional living alongside them to provide support day and night. For many families across the city and out onto Gower it is the natural alternative to moving into a care home: one-to-one attention instead of shared staff, a familiar bedroom instead of an unfamiliar room, and a daily rhythm built entirely around one person. Protocol Healthcare Services has spent more than a decade arranging exactly this kind of care, and we bring the same standards to Swansea that we apply everywhere we work.

We will be straight with you about how we operate. Our offices are in the South of England, so we do not run a high-street branch in Swansea. What we do run is a genuinely national service, coordinating vetted, background-checked Care Professionals wherever they are needed. Every person we place has completed enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training before they ever start, and a consultant is on hand around the clock, so families in Sketty, Mumbles or Morriston get the same reassurance as those on our doorstep.

What live-in care in Swansea includes

• ✓ A dedicated live-in Care Professional in the home
• ✓ Round-the-clock support, including overnight care
• ✓ Personal care, washing, dressing and continence support
• ✓ Medication management and prompting
• ✓ Meal planning, cooking and nutrition
• ✓ Mobility support and help avoiding falls
• ✓ Support for couples under one arrangement
• ✓ Companionship, hobbies and days out along the bay

Why choose live-in care over a care home in Swansea

Leaving a long-time home in Uplands, Gowerton or the Maritime Quarter is one of the hardest decisions a family can face, and it is often not the only option. With live-in care your relative keeps their own bedroom and garden, their neighbours, their GP surgery and the community they have built over decades. Pets stay put. Familiar routines carry on, from a morning walk down to Blackpill and the seafront to Sunday lunch with the family. Because the support is one-to-one, it flexes around the person rather than around a rota. For couples the case is stronger still: two people can be supported under a single live-in arrangement, which often compares well with the cost of two separate care-home places and means neither partner has to move.

Local knowledge across Swansea

Swansea is Wales' second city, wrapped around the sweep of Swansea Bay and reaching out to the Gower Peninsula, and care needs vary just as much from one neighbourhood to the next. We arrange live-in care across the residential streets of Sketty and Uplands, the coastal village of Mumbles and the wider Gower, the northern districts of Morriston, Clydach and Landore, and the western communities of Gorseinon and Gowerton. Whether a client lives in a Victorian villa in Uplands, a bungalow in Killay or a house up above the Tawe valley, we tailor the support to the person and to the property rather than offering one fixed package.

We also support people coming home after a hospital stay. Morriston Hospital in the north of the city and Singleton Hospital near Sketty, both run by Swansea Bay University Health Board, handle a large share of the area's care, and the first few weeks back at home after a discharge are critical. A live-in Care Professional can be in place quickly to manage medication, support mobility and rehabilitation, and keep families and community teams in the loop, reducing the risk of an unplanned readmission.

Funding and the cost of live-in care in Swansea

Live-in care is always priced on an individual assessment, because the right package depends on the level of support, whether it is for one person or a couple, and any specialist needs such as dementia or nurse-led care. We give you a clear, all-inclusive weekly figure before anything begins, with no hidden extras. Care at home in Wales is regulated by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), and adult social care runs under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Many Swansea families self-fund, but you may also be entitled to help: Swansea Council can carry out a free care and support needs assessment followed by a financial assessment, and where needs are primarily health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding may apply. Our team is always happy to explain how the routes fit together, and you can read more on our paying for care guide.

More than home care: staffing for Swansea providers

Alongside care for families, we are also an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency with national reach. Care homes, supported living services and NHS Wales teams across Swansea rely on us for dependable cover, from NMC-registered nurses and support workers to mental health and learning disability specialists. If you run a service in Swansea or the wider South Wales area, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Swansea we cover for live-in care

We arrange live-in care at home across the city and its surrounding communities, including:

• Mumbles
• Sketty
• Uplands
• Morriston
• Gorseinon
• Clydach
• Gowerton
• St Thomas
• Townhill
• Landore
• Killay
• Bonymaen