Live-in care in Amersham, Buckinghamshire

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Our live-in care in Amersham

Live-in care means one-to-one support in your own home: personal care, medication support, meals, help around the house, getting out and about, and someone close by at night. Whether it suits the person, and whether one carer can support a couple, is worked out at the free assessment. Read more in live-in care explained and how it works day to day.

How we arrange live-in care in Amersham

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Amersham, Chesham Bois, the Chalfonts and the Missendens, from £1,550 a week. One main carer lives in the home; a relief carer covers their holidays and time off, and a manager is on call. Care starts with a free assessment, a written quote and a written care plan.

Care can be paid for privately, by Buckinghamshire Council (including direct payments) or by NHS Continuing Healthcare. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014. If someone is in hospital, tell us the expected discharge date when you call (see care after hospital). Our care team is on 01865 715780.

Arranging care and funding in Amersham

Buckinghamshire Council runs adult social care and collects council tax in Amersham. To ask for a Better Lives Assessment, call 01296 383 204 or refer yourself or someone you care for online through Care Advice Buckinghamshire; a social care worker then arranges a visit. For an emergency out of hours, call 0800 999 7677.

Read more: arranging care and funding in Amersham

Funding. With savings over £23,250 you are expected to pay the full cost; between £14,250 and £23,250 the council charges £1 a week for every £250 above £14,250. Your home is not counted for care at home. See council funding for care and what live-in care costs.
Carers. Ask the council for a free, confidential carer’s assessment, online or on 01296 383 204. Mobilise (0300 131 21 21) has run Buckinghamshire’s free carers’ service since 1 July 2026.
Council tax. Ask about the Severe Mental Impairment discount (a doctor’s certificate and a qualifying benefit are needed), the carer disregard for a carer who lives in and gives at least 35 hours of care a week, and the disabled band reduction; see council tax discounts for care.

Urgent care and leaving hospital in Amersham

Minor injuries and illnesses: Amersham Hospital lists no minor injuries service. The GP-led Urgent Treatment Centre at Wycombe Hospital is open 8am to 8pm every day; walk in or book through NHS 111. It is not an A&E.
A&E: the Emergency Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury is open 24 hours.

Amersham Hospital on Whielden Street is a community hospital for outpatients, therapy and the Buckinghamshire Neurorehabilitation Unit. Two of its wards matter when someone is leaving hospital: Chartridge Ward, for patients who no longer need acute care and are waiting for care at home (01494 734058), and Waterside Ward, which gives palliative and end-of-life care as well as physiotherapy and occupational therapy (01494 734711).

Free help after a stay includes Home First (up to four weeks of NHS care and therapy at home, ward referral only, 01296 322400) and the council’s Home Independence reablement (up to six weeks by professional referral, 0300 777 2002). For NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS Thames Valley ICB’s team is on 0118 982 2900. If time is short, our end of life care guide may help.

Local help in Amersham

Carers' services, dementia support, transport, befriending and other local help, with phone numbers.

Useful contacts in Amersham

The council, NHS teams, hospitals and local services you are most likely to need in Amersham, with links to their official pages. Open any heading for the details.

Council and care assessments

Adult social care in Amersham is arranged by Buckinghamshire Council. Anyone who appears to need care can ask for a free care needs assessment, whatever their savings. If the council funds care, you can usually take it as a direct payment and use it for live-in care from us.

Buckinghamshire Council: ask for a care needs assessment (telephone 01296 383 204); carer's assessment.

NHS Continuing Healthcare

When someone's main need is a health need, the NHS pays for all of their care through NHS Continuing Healthcare, and it is not means-tested. For Amersham it is arranged by NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (Continuing Healthcare information). See our NHS Continuing Healthcare guide.

Hospitals near Amersham

If someone is in hospital, tell us the expected discharge date as early as you can, and we will work with you and the discharge team on when live-in care can start.

Amersham Hospital: Whielden Street, Amersham. Community hospital for outpatients and therapy, with the Buckinghamshire Neurorehabilitation Unit; Chartridge Ward (01494 734058) cares for patients who no longer need acute care and are waiting for care at home; Waterside Ward (01494 734711) gives palliative and end-of-life care. No minor injuries unit listed (leaving hospital information)
Wycombe Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre: GP-led urgent treatment centre for minor injuries and illnesses, 8am to 8pm every day; walk in or book a time through NHS 111; not an A&E
Stoke Mandeville Hospital: Aylesbury: Buckinghamshire Healthcare's Emergency Department (A&E), open 24 hours a day (leaving hospital information)

Local support and charities

Mobilise (Buckinghamshire All-Age Carers Service): Carers' support (0300 131 21 21)
Oxford Health Memory Assessment Service (clinic at Amersham Health Centre): Dementia support (01865 901296)
Dementia Support Bucks: Dementia support (01280 505028)
The Chilterns Dial-a-Ride: Community transport (01494 766123)
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care (Hospice at Home, selected GP practices): Hospice (01296 32 13 41)
Little Chalfont lunch club (Community Impact Bucks): Community support (0330 236 9350)
Age Better Bucks (Age UK Buckinghamshire): Befriending (01296 846099)
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNH@Home): Hospice (01296 332 600)

Council tax

Council tax in Amersham, including discounts for people with a severe mental impairment, for disabled people and for some carers, is handled by Buckinghamshire Council. See council tax discounts for care.

Villages around Amersham

Chesham Bois
Little Chalfont
Chalfont St Giles
Coleshill
Little Missenden
Great Missenden
Penn
Chenies

Your questions

Questions about live-in care in Amersham

My relative is on Chartridge Ward at Amersham Hospital. What does that mean?

Chartridge Ward, on the ground floor of Amersham Hospital's main building, cares for patients who no longer need acute hospital care and are waiting for care to be arranged in their own home. Its direct line is 01494 734058. Ask the ward early what care is planned for home and how long it may take; privately arranged live-in care is one option to raise with the discharge team.

Where are memory problems assessed for people in Amersham?

See the GP first. Oxford Health's Memory Assessment Service holds clinics at Amersham Health Centre on Chiltern Avenue on Mondays, Tuesday mornings and Thursdays (01865 901296). Once the GP's referral arrives, the service contacts you to arrange an appointment and often arranges a brain scan beforehand. Dementia Support Bucks (01280 505028, weekdays 9am to 5pm) runs memory information sessions before and after a diagnosis.

Can someone in Amersham have hospice care at home?

Often, yes. Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care provides Hospice at Home to patients of certain practices, including Amersham Health Centre, Rectory Meadow Surgery and Little Chalfont Surgery. Bucks Single Point of Access (01296 32 13 41) can check a practice. The Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity's FNH@Home team also cares for people at home across the county, free of charge, usually after a referral from the GP or district nurse.

Who do I call in Amersham to ask for a care assessment?

Buckinghamshire Council runs adult social care in Amersham. Call 01296 383 204 or refer yourself online through Care Advice Buckinghamshire for a Better Lives Assessment. The needs assessment is free, and anyone can ask for one. After a first conversation, a social care worker visits at a time that suits you. A family member who helps can ask for a carer's assessment the same way. Out-of-hours emergencies: 0800 999 7677.

How much does live-in care cost in Amersham?

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Amersham, the same as everywhere in England, for one person with a carer who rests at night. That includes our care team's management (the assessment, care plan, reviews, supervision and the on-call manager) and the carer's food; break cover and the carer's travel are extra. For a couple it is from £1,800 a week, where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs. You receive a written quote after a free assessment.

Can the council help pay for live-in care in Amersham?

Yes, if the person's care needs meet the national eligibility criteria and their savings are below £23,250 (2026/27). Adult social care in Amersham is arranged by Buckinghamshire Council. Ask for a care needs assessment; if you are eligible, council funding can usually be taken as a direct payment and used for live-in care from us.

Can live-in care start when someone leaves Stoke Mandeville Hospital?

It can. Tell us the expected discharge date as early as you can, and we will work with you and the ward's discharge team on when live-in care can start. We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of the assessment, depending on carer availability, and we confirm the start date once a carer is arranged. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014.

Sources and further information

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Local information checked 31 October 2026. Links go to the official council, NHS and charity pages.

Live-in care in Amersham