Live-in care in Stroud, Gloucestershire

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Our live-in care in Stroud

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 Stroud

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Stroud 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 Gloucestershire County 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 (see care after hospital). Our care team is on 01865 715780.

Arranging care and funding in Stroud

Adult social care in Stroud is run by Gloucestershire County Council, not Stroud District Council. Call the Adult Social Care Helpdesk on 01452 426 868 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm). The needs assessment is free. If the council is to help pay, a financial assessment follows: with more than £23,250 in savings your relative would usually pay the full cost, and the home is not counted when care is at home. See council funding for care and direct payments.

Read more: arranging care and funding in Stroud

Family carers can ask for a carer’s assessment through the Gloucestershire Carers Hub on 0300 111 9000 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 5pm; Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 8pm). The Hub also helps with breaks, and the county’s free Carers Emergency Scheme can provide support in a crisis. Since 1 October 2026 the scheme’s emergency calls are managed by the county council (01452 426868); the number on old cards stopped working after 30 September 2026.

Stroud District Council collects council tax (01453 766321). Three of its reductions often matter when someone needs care:

Severe mental impairment: for someone classed as severely mentally impaired who receives a qualifying benefit, with the council’s claim form signed by a doctor or medical professional.
Carer’s discount: a live-in family carer who is not the spouse or partner, and gives at least 35 hours of care a week to someone receiving a qualifying benefit, may not be counted for the bill.
Disabled persons reduction: where the home has an extra bathroom or kitchen, or wheelchair space, that a disabled person needs; the council’s visiting officer comes to see the home.

Urgent care and leaving hospital in Stroud

Minor injuries: Stroud General Hospital, Trinity Road, has a Minor Injury and Illness Unit, usually open 8am to 8pm every day (last walk-in 7.30pm). It is not an A&E; call NHS 111 first, as the hours can change.
A&E: the county’s 24-hour consultant-led A&E is at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester.

Stroud General also has inpatient beds on Jubilee Ward. Before discharge from Gloucestershire Royal, use the trust’s going-home checklist (where your relative is going, transport, their medicines and when to take them, heating on, food in the fridge); its Onward Care Team supports patients with complex needs who will need ongoing care.

Home First gives NHS-funded support at home for 1 to 10 days, seven days a week; if care is still needed afterwards, your relative may be referred for an adult social care assessment. If the main needs are health needs, ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare: NHS Gloucestershire’s team is on 01452 925197 (weekdays, 9am to 5pm), and Fast Track care for someone nearing the end of life should normally be arranged within 48 hours.

Local help in Stroud

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

What may change soon

The Government is minded to create a single unitary council for Gloucestershire, taking over in April 2029 (proposed, not confirmed). Until then, the county council arranges adult social care and Stroud District Council collects council tax.

Useful local contacts

Useful contacts in Stroud

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

Council and care assessments

Adult social care in Stroud is arranged by Gloucestershire County 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.

Gloucestershire County Council: ask for a care needs assessment (telephone 01452 426 868); 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 Stroud it is arranged by NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Continuing Healthcare information). See our NHS Continuing Healthcare guide.

Hospitals near Stroud

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.

Stroud General Hospital: Trinity Road, Stroud GL5 2HY. Minor Injury and Illness Unit usually 8am to 8pm daily, last walk-in 7.30pm (walk in; the trust advises calling NHS 111 first as hours can change). Inpatient beds on Jubilee Ward. X-ray. Free parking. Not an A&E
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital: Great Western Road, Gloucester GL1 3NN. The county's consultant-led A&E, open 24 hours (leaving hospital information)

Local support and charities

Gloucestershire Carers Hub: Carers' support (0300 111 9000)
Managing Memory Together (NHS memory service): Dementia support (0800 694 8800)
Alzheimer's Society Dementia Adviser, Gloucestershire: Dementia support (01452 525222)
Age UK Gloucestershire: Age UK (01452 422 660)
Stroud District Ring and Ride: Community transport (01453 767771)
Community Connexions: Community transport (0345 680 5029)
Longfield Community Hospice, Minchinhampton: Hospice (01453 886868)
Healthwatch Gloucestershire: Healthwatch: your independent voice on health and care (0800 652 5193)

Council tax

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

Villages around Stroud

Rodborough
Thrupp
Brimscombe
Ebley
Paganhill
Whiteshill
Randwick
Ruscombe
Slad
Pitchcombe
Painswick
Woodchester

Your questions

Questions about live-in care in Stroud

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

Call Gloucestershire County Council's Adult Social Care Helpdesk on 01452 426 868 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm) or email socialcare.enq@gloucestershire.gov.uk. The county council arranges adult social care for Stroud, not Stroud District Council. The helpdesk talks through your relative's needs and arranges an assessment if one is needed, and a family member can take part with their consent. The assessment is free. In a serious social care emergency out of hours, the Emergency Duty Team is on 01452 614 194.

Is there an A&E in Stroud?

No. Stroud General Hospital on Trinity Road has a Minor Injury and Illness Unit, usually open from 8am to 8pm every day, with last walk-in arrivals at 7.30pm. The hours can change to manage demand, so the NHS asks you to call 111 first. The nearest 24-hour consultant-led A&E is at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Great Western Road in Gloucester. In a life-threatening emergency, call 999.

Is there transport in Stroud for people who cannot manage the bus?

Yes. Stroud District Ring and Ride is a volunteer car and minibus service for elderly, frail, disabled and rurally isolated people (01453 767771; the office answers Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 1pm, or leave a message). Community Connexions (0345 680 5029) offers door-to-door transport and two shopper buses for registered passengers that collect from home: the Stroud North Shopper on Fridays and the Stroud South Shopper on Thursdays, each £7 single or £14 return. Membership is £25 a year.

Can we get a council tax reduction in Stroud for a parent classed as severely mentally impaired?

Yes, if they qualify. Stroud District Council gives a full exemption to someone classed as severely mentally impaired if they are the only adult at home, or a 25% discount where they live with one other adult. A doctor or medical professional must sign the council's claim form, and they must receive a qualifying benefit such as Attendance Allowance. Ask for the form on 01453 766321 or at revenue.services@stroud.gov.uk, quoting the council tax account reference, and send it back with proof of the benefit.

How much does live-in care cost in Stroud?

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

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 Stroud is arranged by Gloucestershire County 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 Gloucestershire Royal 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 Stroud