Live-in care in Kettering, Northamptonshire

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Our live-in care in Kettering

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 Kettering

Day and Nightcare provides fully managed live-in care in Kettering 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 North Northamptonshire 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 Kettering

North Northamptonshire Council runs adult social care and collects council tax in Kettering. To ask for a care needs assessment, call 0300 126 3000 and select Option 1, Option 2 and Option 1, or use the online self-referral form. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and the same number reaches the Out-of-Hours Duty Team.

Read more: arranging care and funding in Kettering

A financial assessment follows. With savings above £23,250 a person usually pays the full cost, but for care at home the value of their own home is not counted. If the council funds care, you can ask for a direct payment and choose your own provider. See council funding for care.

If you help a relative, ask for a carer’s assessment. The council says these are carried out by Northamptonshire Carers (01933 677907, option 2, weekdays); you can ask even if the person you care for gets no council help. The charity says carers of an adult living in Northamptonshire may be entitled to 48 hours of free emergency respite care a year, for example if the carer has to go into hospital.

On council tax, the council lists a disregard for someone caring for a disabled person who is not their spouse, partner or child under 18, the severe mental impairment disregard and exemption, and an exemption when someone moves permanently into a care home. See council tax discounts for care. For equipment at home, such as a raised toilet seat, chair raisers or a perching stool, ask for an occupational therapy assessment online or on 0300 126 3000 (Option 1, Option 2, Option 2).

Urgent care and leaving hospital in Kettering

Minor injuries and illnesses: Corby Urgent Treatment Centre, Cottingham Road, Corby, is open 8am to 8pm every day, including bank holidays, for cuts, burns, suspected broken bones and other urgent problems. You can walk in, but its provider advises using NHS 111 first for an arrival time. It is not an A&E.
A&E: Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, open 24 hours.

At Kettering General, talk to the ward team early, get an approximate discharge date and tell staff about any equipment or carers already in place. Hospital transport home is only for patients who meet the eligibility criteria. If extra support is needed, the hospital makes the referral to social care or community health services, and its therapy team arranges equipment before discharge.

Patients waiting for transport, medicines or paperwork may move to the Discharge Lounge on Sir Thomas Moore ward, car park A. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with hot meals, and a pharmacist technician helps with medicines on weekdays, 9.30am to 5pm (01536 491219). Northamptonshire Carers has carer support workers at the hospital (01604 544274).

Back home, the council’s Reablement North team gives short-term support for up to six weeks after a referral from a healthcare professional; it is free at the start. If needs are mainly health needs, ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare: NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board’s All Age Continuing Care service is on 01604 347415 for anyone registered with a Northamptonshire GP.

Local help in Kettering

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

Useful contacts in Kettering

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

Council and care assessments

Adult social care in Kettering is arranged by North Northamptonshire 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.

North Northamptonshire Council: ask for a care needs assessment (telephone 0300 126 3000); 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 Kettering it is arranged by NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (Continuing Healthcare information). See our NHS Continuing Healthcare guide.

Hospitals near Kettering

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.

Kettering General Hospital: Rothwell Road, NN16 8UZ. A&E open 24 hours; Discharge Lounge (Sir Thomas Moore ward, car park A) open 24 hours a day, seven days a week (01536 491219). (leaving hospital information)
Cransley Hospice: Nine-bed NHS specialist palliative care unit at St Mary's Hospital, London Road, NN15 7PW; referral by a GP, community nurse, consultant or specialist nurse.
Corby Urgent Treatment Centre: Cottingham Road, Corby NN17 2UR. Open 8am to 8pm every day, including bank holidays; walk in, or use NHS 111 first for an arrival time (also by GP referral). Not an A&E.

Local support and charities

Northamptonshire Carers: Carers' support (01933 677907)
Memory Matters Kettering (Alzheimer's Society): Dementia support (01832 736670)
NHFT Admiral Nurse Service: Dementia support (07766 780203)
Kettering Volunteer Car Service: Community transport (01933 272735)
Healthwatch North Northamptonshire: Healthwatch: your independent voice on health and care (03300 436 453)
Age UK Northamptonshire: Age UK (01604 611200)

Council tax

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

Villages around Kettering

Barton Seagrave
Burton Latimer
Rothwell
Desborough
Geddington
Broughton
Mawsley
Pytchley
Weekley
Warkton
Rushton

Your questions

Questions about live-in care in Kettering

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

Call North Northamptonshire Council on 0300 126 3000 and select Option 1, Option 2 and Option 1, or use the council's online self-referral form. The needs assessment is free, and anyone can ask for one. The lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and the same number reaches the Out-of-Hours Duty Team in an emergency. A relative who helps can ask for a free carer's assessment through Northamptonshire Carers on 01933 677907 (option 2). For free, independent information and advice, Age UK Northamptonshire helps people aged 55 and over and their relatives and carers (01604 611200). It also runs a handyperson service to help with safety and security at home.

Where do people in Kettering go for urgent care?

Kettering General Hospital on Rothwell Road has the A&E for North Northamptonshire, open 24 hours, for serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies. For minor injuries and illnesses such as a cut, a burn or a suspected broken bone, Corby Urgent Treatment Centre on Cottingham Road is open 8am to 8pm every day, including bank holidays. You can walk in, but its provider advises using NHS 111 first to get an arrival time. In an emergency, call 999.

Is there a dementia group in Kettering?

Yes. Alzheimer's Society runs Memory Matters Kettering at Ise Lodge Community Centre on St Vincents Avenue, on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 9.30am to 12pm. It is for people with dementia, with their carers, family and friends. Ask the local Alzheimer's Society team about joining and any cost on 01832 736670 (weekdays, 9am to 5pm). For a diagnosis, start with the GP.

How much does live-in care cost in Kettering?

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

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 Kettering is arranged by North Northamptonshire 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 Kettering General 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.

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

Live-in care in Kettering