Live-in care in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Our live-in care in High Wycombe

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 High Wycombe

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in High Wycombe and the villages around it, 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 High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire Council runs adult social care and collects council tax in High Wycombe. To ask for a care needs assessment, which the council calls 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 High Wycombe

Paying for care. 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 when care is at home. Read our guides to council funding for care and what live-in care costs.
Family carers. The council carries out free, confidential carers’ assessments for carers aged 18 or over (online or 01296 383 204). Mobilise (0300 131 21 21) runs the county’s free carers’ service.
Equipment. The council’s Occupational Therapy team (01296 387 024) can advise, supply equipment and pay for minor changes to the home up to £1,000.
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 High Wycombe

Minor injuries and illnesses: the GP-led Urgent Treatment Centre at Wycombe Hospital, Queen Alexandra Road (orange zone of the PFI Wing), is open 8am to 8pm every day. Walk in or book a time through NHS 111; it aims to see everyone within four hours. It is not an A&E.
A&E: the Emergency Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury is open 24 hours.

Discharge planning starts when someone is admitted, and families normally arrange the journey home. The trust’s medicines helpline is 01296 838220 (weekdays, 9am to 4pm).

Free short-term help after a stay:

Home First: up to four weeks of NHS care and therapy at home, referred by the ward only (01296 322400, 8am to 4pm daily).
Home Independence: up to six weeks of council reablement by professional referral (0300 777 2002).
Age UK Buckinghamshire’s Hospital Discharge and Community Support Service (free, 01296 256132): transport home from Stoke Mandeville, Amersham, Wycombe or Wexham Park and help settling in, arranged through the ward’s NHS staff; you or a carer can call it for short-term help with shopping, prescriptions and light housework.

For NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS Thames Valley ICB’s team is on 0118 982 2900.

Local help in High Wycombe

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

Useful contacts in High Wycombe

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

Council and care assessments

Adult social care in High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe it is arranged by NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (Continuing Healthcare information). See our NHS Continuing Healthcare guide.

Hospitals near High Wycombe

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.

Wycombe Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre: GP-led urgent treatment centre for minor injuries and illnesses, 8am to 8pm every day, in the orange zone of the PFI Wing; walk in or book a time through NHS 111; not an A&E
Wycombe Hospital: Queen Alexandra Road: planned surgery, specialist heart and stroke care, cancer and urology; no emergency department (A&E is at Stoke Mandeville) (leaving hospital information)
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)
Lightbulb Cafe at Adams Park (listed by Dementia Support Bucks): Dementia support (01494 455736)
The Hairoun Day Centre, Lady Verney Close: Day opportunities (01494 465810)
Nancie Ross Centre (Age Concern Flackwell Heath and Loudwater): Day opportunities (01628 526 113)
The Chilterns Dial-a-Ride: Community transport (01494 766123)
Butterfly House, Kingswood Park (Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity): Hospice (01494 552750)
Community Impact Bucks lunch clubs (Hughenden Valley, Little Kingshill, Naphill, Lane End): Community support (0330 236 9350)
Dementia Support Bucks: Dementia support (01280 505028)

Council tax

Council tax in High Wycombe, 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 High Wycombe

Booker
Cressex
Totteridge
Micklefield
Downley
Hughenden
Hazlemere
West Wycombe
Loudwater
Flackwell Heath
Lane End
Stokenchurch

Your questions

Questions about live-in care in High Wycombe

Is there an A&E at Wycombe Hospital?

No. Wycombe Hospital has a GP-led Urgent Treatment Centre for minor injuries and illnesses, open 8am to 8pm every day. You can walk in or book a time through NHS 111, and it aims to see everyone within four hours. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust's Emergency Department, open 24 hours, is at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. In a life-threatening emergency, call 999.

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

Buckinghamshire Council arranges adult social care for High Wycombe. Call its adult social care team on 01296 383 204, or refer yourself online through Care Advice Buckinghamshire, for what the council calls a Better Lives Assessment. The needs assessment is free, and anyone can ask for one. A social care worker then arranges a visit at a time that suits you, and a relative or friend can be with you. Out of hours, in an emergency, call 0800 999 7677.

Where can someone with dementia in High Wycombe find company and support?

The GP can refer to Oxford Health's memory service, which holds High Wycombe clinics at Saffron House on Easton Street. Dementia Support Bucks (01280 505028) supports families before and after a diagnosis and lists the Lightbulb Cafe at Adams Park, a monthly Wednesday-morning group with reminiscence activities and separate carer support; book with the organiser, Wycombe Wanderers Foundation (01494 455736). The Hairoun Day Centre on Lady Verney Close welcomes older people Monday to Thursday.

Is there door-to-door transport in High Wycombe?

Yes. The Chilterns Dial-a-Ride (01494 766123) runs accessible, door-to-door trips on weekdays, 8.30am to 5pm, for members living in the Chiltern, High Wycombe and South Bucks areas. Membership is £20 a year, and trips should be booked at least four days ahead. The Community Transport Hub (0800 085 8480) can suggest other options.

How much does live-in care cost in High Wycombe?

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in High Wycombe, 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 High Wycombe?

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 High Wycombe 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 Wycombe 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 High Wycombe