Personal care in County Durham
Find a self-employed carer for help with personal care anywhere in County Durham. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in County Durham
Villages in County Durham
- Barningham
- Beamish
- Bearpark
- Billy Row
- Binchester
- Bishop Middleham
- Blackhall Rocks
- Bolam
- Boldron
- Bournmoor
- Bowburn
- Bowes
- Bradbury
- Brancepeth
- Brandon
- Broompark
- Burnhope
- Burnopfield
- Butterknowle
- Byers Green
- Cassop
- Castle Eden
- Castleside
- Chester Moor
- Chilton
- Close House
- Cockfield
- Copley
- Cornforth
- Coronation
- Cotherstone
- Coundon
- Coundon Grange
- Coundongate
- Coxhoe
- Craghead
- Crawleyside
- Crookgate Bank
- Croxdale
- Dalton-le-Dale
- Deaf Hill
- Dipton
- Easington
- East Hedleyhope
- East Law
- Ebchester
- Edmondsley
- Edmundbyers
- Eggleston
- Eldon
- Eldon Lane
- Escomb
- Esh
- Esh Winning
- Evenwood
- Evenwood Gate
- Fir Tree
- Fishburn
- Frosterley
- Gainford
- Grange Villa
- Great Lumley
- Hamsterley (DL13)
- Hamsterley (NE17)
- Hamsterley Mill
- Haswell
- Haswell Plough
- Hawthorn
- Helmington Row
- Hesleden
- Hett
- High Etherley
- High Grange
- High Handenhold
- High Hesleden
- High Lands
- High Pittington
- High Shincliffe
- Hobson
- Holmside
- Horden
- Howden-le-Wear
- Hunwick
- Hutton Henry
- Hutton Magna
- Ingleton
- Ireshopeburn
- Iveston
- Kelloe
- Kimblesworth
- Kirk Merrington
- Lanchester
- Langley Moor
- Langley Park
- Lartington
- Leadgate
- Leeholme
- Lendings
- Littletown
- Low Etherley
- Low Pittington
- Low Westwood
- Ludworth
- Maiden Law
- Mainsforth
- Meadowfield
- Medomsley
- Medomsley Edge
- Mickleton
- Middleton-in-Teesdale
- Middridge
- Mordon
- Murton
- Nettlesworth
- New Brancepeth
- Newfield (DH2)
- Newfield (DL14)
- No Place
- North Bitchburn
- North Close
- Oakenshaw
- Ouston
- Ovington
- Pelton
- Pelton Fell
- Pickering Nook
- Plawsworth
- Quaking Houses
- Quarrington Hill
- Quebec
- Ramshaw
- Roddymoor
- Romaldkirk
- Rookhope
- Rushyford
- Sacriston
- Satley
- Seaton
- Shadforth
- Sherburn
- Sherburn Hill
- Sherburn House
- Shincliffe
- South Cleatlam
- South Hetton
- St John's Chapel
- Staindrop
- Stainton
- Stainton Grove
- Stanley Crook
- Startforth
- Station Town
- Sunderland Bridge
- Sunniside
- Sunnybrow
- Tan Hills
- Tanfield
- Tanfield Lea
- Tantobie
- The Dene
- Thornley (DH6)
- Thornley (DL13)
- Toft Hill
- Toronto
- Trimdon
- Trimdon Grange
- Tursdale
- Urpeth
- Ushaw Moor
- Waldridge
- Waterhouses
- Wearhead
- West Auckland
- West Pelton
- West Rainton
- Westgate
- Wheatley Hill
- White-le-Head
- Whitehill
- Whorlton
- Wingate
- Winston
- Witton Gilbert
- Witton Park
- Witton-le-Wear
- Woodland
- Woodside
- Woodstone Village
About personal care
Help with washing, bathing or showering, dressing, shaving, hair, going to the toilet and continence care, done in a way that protects dignity.
Questions families ask
Can a self-employed carer help with washing and dressing?
Yes, many do. Agree exactly what's included before the first visit, and write it down so there are no surprises.
What if Mum would prefer a female carer?
That's a completely reasonable thing to ask for. You can choose by gender when you search.
Do we need special equipment?
Not always. An occupational therapist, usually arranged through the council or GP, can look at the home and suggest grab rails, a shower seat or other aids. These are often free or low cost.
Helpful guides
Other help in County Durham
- Companionship
- Dementia care
- Respite care
- Help after a hospital stay
- Overnight care
- Live-in care
- End of life support
- Meal preparation
- Shopping and errands
- Appointments and outings
- Medication reminders
- Light housework
- Regular cleaning
- Deep clean
- End of tenancy
- After builders
- Oven cleaning
- Carpet cleaning
- Window cleaning
- Ironing and laundry
- Decluttering
Are you a carer in County Durham?
Join Carers & Cleaners for £1 a year and be found by families looking for help with personal care near you. There's no commission: you set your own rates and families pay you directly.
Carers & Cleaners is an introduction service. We don't vet or employ anyone, and what carers and cleaners tell us about themselves is self-declared. Families choose who to speak to and agree everything with them directly.