Can City of London Corporation fund a home care package in London?

Yes, City of London Corporation can contribute towards home care for residents of the Square Mile who have eligible needs following a care needs assessment. A financial assessment then looks at income and savings to decide how much the person pays and how much the council covers. People living in other London boroughs should approach their own council, as each authority funds care for its own residents. Funded support can be delivered as a managed service or as a direct payment so the family chooses the agency.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in London?

Contact the adult social care team at the council where the person lives. For someone resident within the Square Mile that is City of London Corporation, while other Londoners should ring their own borough council. You can request an assessment by phone or through the council's website, and there is no charge regardless of income or savings. The assessor will visit, often within a few weeks, and then discuss a support plan that may include home care, equipment or day services.

Which providers in London offer home care?

There are 1,136 home care agencies registered across London on this directory, ranging from large regional providers to small local teams. Examples include BM Homecare Limited, CLIA Care, Dignity Direct Homecare Limited, Caremark Ealing, Helping Hands Kensington and Chelsea, MiHomecare Kensington and Chelsea, and Care Outlook Hackney. Availability varies by postcode and by the times of day you need visits, so it is sensible to shortlist a handful of agencies covering your area and compare them.

What is the difference between a home care agency and a nursing agency?

A home care agency provides personal care and support with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing, meals, medication prompts and companionship, delivered by trained care workers in the person's own home. A nursing agency employs registered nurses who can carry out clinical tasks such as wound care, catheter management or complex medication administration. Many people only need a home care agency, and district nurses attached to the GP surgery cover any clinical work. Where nursing needs are ongoing and substantial, an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment is often the next step.

What should I ask when speaking to a home care agency in London?

Ask how carers are recruited, trained and supervised, and whether the person will see the same small team rather than a rotating cast. Check the minimum visit length, how punctuality is monitored, and what happens when a regular carer is unavailable. Ask about the office's out of hours contact, how care notes are shared with family, and how concerns are handled. Request a written care plan and a clear breakdown of hourly rates, mileage charges and any weekend or bank holiday premiums.

How far in advance should I start looking for home care in London?

For a planned start, four to six weeks gives time for a council assessment, comparing agencies and a proper introduction to the carers. If a hospital discharge is imminent, the ward's discharge team can escalate matters and short term reablement is sometimes arranged within days. For self-funders arranging privately, many London agencies can begin visits within a week or two, though availability tightens for early morning slots. Starting conversations early also gives you time to trial the arrangement before needs increase.

Home Care in London

London has 2,433 CQC registered home care agencies. 1,224 are rated Good, 31 Outstanding, 172 Requires improvement, 4 Inadequate, and 1,002 have not yet been rated. 1,064 of the 2,433 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

London at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care across London, adding up every council in the region.

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 526,000. Rising to 631,000 by 2035, up 20%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 72,000. Rising to 88,000 by 2035, up 23%
People aged 85 and over: 146,000. Rising to 191,000 by 2035, up 30%
Agencies in London, last 12 months: 63 opened, 102 closed

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Planning and paying for home care in London

Home care in London covers a wide spread of support, from a short daily visit to help with washing and medication through to several calls a day or a live-in arrangement. With 1,136 home care agencies registered across the capital, most families find the practical question is not whether help exists but how to shape it around a person's routine, health needs and budget. A clear plan usually begins with an honest conversation about what is difficult now, what might become difficult in the coming year, and who is available to help informally.

Starting with a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need support is entitled to a free care needs assessment from their local council's adult social care team. For residents living within the Square Mile, this is arranged through City of London Corporation Adult Social Care, while people living elsewhere in the capital should contact their own borough. The assessor will look at daily tasks, safety at home, mental wellbeing and the pressure on any family carers, then suggest a support plan. If eligible needs are identified, a separate financial assessment decides how much the council will contribute.

Typical costs and funding routes

Home care in London is usually charged by the hour, and rates tend to sit above the national average because of higher staff and travel costs across the city. Live-in care is priced as a weekly package instead. Where someone qualifies for council funding, care can be arranged directly or through a direct payment so the family chooses the agency themselves. Self-funders pay privately, and NHS Continuing Healthcare may cover the full cost where needs are primarily health related. Attendance Allowance is worth checking regardless of savings, as it is not means tested.

Choosing a home care agency and what to check

The 1,136 agencies on this list include national names alongside smaller local providers such as BM Homecare Limited, CLIA Care, Dignity Direct Homecare Limited, Caremark Ealing and Helping Hands Kensington and Chelsea. Coverage varies street by street, so it is worth asking two or three agencies whether they can reliably staff the visit times you actually need, particularly early mornings and evenings when demand is highest.

Reading CQC ratings sensibly

Every agency on this page is regulated by the Care Quality Commission. Across the London providers listed here you will see a mix of Good ratings, some rated Requires Improvement, and a number that are not yet rated because they are newer services or have not had their first full inspection. A "not yet rated" status is not a warning sign on its own, but it does mean you should read the registration details and ask more questions during your enquiry. For any agency rated Requires Improvement, look at the inspection report to see which specific areas the CQC flagged and what the provider has done since.

Questions to ask before signing

Ask how the agency matches carers to clients, whether you will see the same small team each week, and how visits are covered when a regular carer is off sick or on leave. Check the minimum visit length, since very short calls rarely allow time for personal care done well. Confirm how medication is recorded, how the office is contacted out of hours, and what the notice period is if the arrangement is not working. A good provider will welcome these questions and put the answers in writing.

2,433 home care in London (showing 1–50)

Home Care · Office G005, The Charter Building, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB8 1JG
Home care · Run by Hillingdon Home Care Ltd
Hillingdon Home Care is a home care agency in Uxbridge, supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have mental health needs and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
I Decide Inclusive Living · 63 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Redbridge, IG1 4PG
Home care · Run by Chosen Care Group Limited
I Decide Inclusive Living is a home care agency in Ilford, supporting people in their own homes across Redbridge and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Flexicare Partners Services · Vyners House Milton Road, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 8NQ
Home care · Run by Flexicare Partners Services Ltd
Flexicare Partners is a home care agency in Uxbridge, visiting older people and younger adults in their own homes across Hillingdon and the surrounding area. Our work is the practical business of keeping a household going. Getting somebody...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Nema Home Care (West) · Nema Home Care Limited (West), Unit 4.05, The Busworks, 39-41, London, Islington, N7 9DP
Home care · Run by Nema Home Care Limited
Nema Home Care is a home care agency in Islington, north London, supporting people in their own homes. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have mental health needs and with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Haven Oaks Care Services · 16 Crescent Road, London, Greenwich, SE18 7BN
Home care · Run by Haven Oaks Care Services Ltd
Haven Oaks Care is a home care agency in Greenwich, south east London, supporting people in their own homes. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with a physical disability. We begin by asking what somebody...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Haven Grove Care · 6-9, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB11 1FW
Home care · Run by Haven Grove Care Ltd
Haven Grove Care is a home care agency in Uxbridge, supporting people in their own homes across Hillingdon and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Bridgepoint Alliance · 27 Alverstone Road, Wembley, Brent, HA9 9SE
Home care · Run by Bridgepoint Alliance Ltd
Bridgepoint Alliance provides support at home for people in Wembley and across Brent. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as people with a physical disability, people with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Caring Path · Unit A, Kings Estate, Hornchurch, Havering, RM12 4RS
Home care · Run by Caring Path LTD
Caring Path is a home care agency in Hornchurch, supporting people in their own homes across Havering and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with a physical disability. We begin by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Office · Flat 10, London, Lambeth, SE1 7DD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Olumba Care Limited
We provide care at home for people across Lambeth and the surrounding parts of London. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone. The people we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Ethica Care · 85-87 Bayham Street, London, Camden, NW1 0AG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ethica Services Limited
Ethica Care provides support at home for people in Camden and the surrounding parts of London. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Somcare Agency · 46-50 Station Road, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB3 4DD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Somcare Agency Limited
Somcare provides care at home for people in Hayes and across Hillingdon. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Senior Care Solutions @ Home · 369 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 5AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Senior Care Solutions @ Home Limited
Senior Care Solutions at Home provides support in people's own houses in Edgware and across Harrow. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Eleanor Nursing and Social Care - Office · Southbridge House, Croydon, Croydon, CR0 4HA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Limited
Eleanor Nursing and Social Care provides support at home for people in Croydon and the surrounding parts of London. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Lansdowne Homecare · The Tea House, London, Westminster, NW8 9RF
Home care · Run by Lansdowne Homecare Ltd
Lansdowne Homecare supports people in their own homes across Westminster and central London. We work with older people who need help to go on living independently, adults with physical disabilities, and younger adults whose support has to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Glenister Gardens · 31 Glenister Gardens, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB3 3FA
Home care · Run by CCS Homecare Services Ltd
Glenister Gardens provides support at home and in supported living for people in Hayes and across Hillingdon. We work with adults who have a learning disability or autism, people with a physical disability and people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Aspire Care Services - East London · The Hubb, Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, RM10 8QR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Aspire Care Services Ltd
Aspire Care provides support at home for people in Dagenham and across east London. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Logos Heart Care · 10 Boundary House, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB8 1QG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Logos Heart Care Ltd
Logos Heart Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Uxbridge and the surrounding area. We work with older people, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs and physical disabilities. Support is worked...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Optimal CareTech Solutions · 17 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, Havering, RM11 3LB
Home care · Run by Optimal CareTech Solutions Ltd
Optimal CareTech Solutions provides care and support to people in their own homes in Hornchurch and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Caremark · 6 Marlborough Parade, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 0LR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AS Hillingdon Homecare Limited
We are a home care agency based in Uxbridge, supporting people across Hillingdon who would rather stay in their own homes than move somewhere unfamiliar. Our work begins with a conversation. We want to know how you like your morning to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Senacare · 1a Northumberland Parade, Harrow, Harrow, HA2 7SW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Senacare Ltd
We are a home care agency in Harrow, and our job is to help people manage at home with support that fits their life rather than a fixed timetable. We visit older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Three Sisters Care · Unit 7, Ilford, Redbridge, IG1 1TY
Home care · Run by Three Sisters Care Ltd
We provide care at home for people in Ilford and across Redbridge. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone. The people we support include older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Swan Care Group · Flat 34, Stanmore, Brent, HA7 1EP
Home care · Run by Swan Care Group Ltd
We are a home care agency working in Stanmore and across Brent, supporting people in their own homes rather than asking them to move into a care setting. For most of the families who come to us, that is the whole point. The house is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Firex Domiciliary Care · Vista Business Centre, Hounslow, Hounslow, TW4 6JQ
Home care · Run by Firex Domiciliary Care Ltd
Firex Domiciliary Care provides care at home for people in Hounslow and the surrounding area. Our work is practical and personal. A carer comes to your door at an agreed time and helps with whatever has been arranged, whether that is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Hopscotch Asian Women's Centre · 44 Hampstead Road, London, Camden, NW1 2PY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hopscotch Women's Centre
Hopscotch Asian Women's Centre provides care at home for people in Camden and the surrounding parts of London. We support older people, including many living with dementia, as well as people with a learning disability or autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Options Care · 2D Heath Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, CR7 8NE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Options Care Limited
Options Care provides support at home for people in Thornton Heath and across Croydon. We work with adults who have a learning disability or autism and with people managing mental health conditions, including younger adults, supporting...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Felicity Care · Unit 2, Enfield, Enfield, EN3 7EH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Miss Maureen Osunde
Felicity Care provides support at home for people in Enfield and the surrounding parts of London. We work with people living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a physical disability, people with sight...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
SereneCare Group · Trident Court, Chessington, Kingston upon Thames, KT9 1BD
Home care · Run by Serene Homecare Group Ltd
We provide care at home for people in Chessington and across Kingston upon Thames. Our carers come to you, and what happens during a visit is agreed with you rather than decided for you. It might be help getting washed and dressed,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Petals Care Agency · Radiant House, Ilford, Redbridge, IG6 3UT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Petals Care Agency Limited
Petals Care Agency provides care at home for people in Ilford and across Redbridge. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone. Most of the people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Prestigious Home Care Services · Airport House, Croydon, Croydon, CR0 0XZ
Home care · Run by Prestigious Home Care Services Ltd
Prestigious Home Care is a home care agency in Croydon, supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people, with younger adults, with people living with dementia and with people who have a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Foat Care · 3 Malthus Path, London, Greenwich, SE28 8AJ
Home care · Run by Foat Solutions Ltd
Foat Care provides support at home for people in Greenwich and the surrounding parts of London. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Tetra Live - in Care · Suite 6, London, Hackney, N1 6HD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Tetra Care Limited
Tetra Live in Care supports people in their own homes in Hackney and the surrounding part of London, and much of our work is with adults who have physical disabilities. Live in care is a particular arrangement and it asks particular things...
Specialisms: Physical Disability
ZNC Care · Office 22, Ilford, Redbridge, IG6 3UJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by ZNC Care Limited
ZNC Care supports adults in their own homes in Ilford and across the surrounding area. Much of our work is with younger adults, and our experience covers learning disabilities and autism and mental health needs. We are clear about what our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Care Solution Services · 156 Camberwell Road, London, Southwark, SE5 0EE
Home care · Run by Care Solution Services Ltd
Care Solution supports people in their own homes across Southwark. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Short Term Assessment & Reablement Team (START - London Borough of) · Civic Offices, Sutton, Sutton, SM1 1EA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by London Borough of Sutton
We are the Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team for the London Borough of Sutton, and our work is different from ongoing care at home. People usually come to us after a spell in hospital, a fall, an illness or a sudden change, at the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Alpha Care Specialists · Community House, London, Enfield, N9 0PZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alpha Care Specialists Ltd
Alpha Care Specialists supports people in their own homes in Enfield and the surrounding part of London. We work with older people, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, physical disabilities, and sight and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Caringheartz · Unit 5, London, Haringey, N15 4QZ
Home care · Run by Caringheartz Ltd
Caringheartz provides care and support to people in their own homes in Haringey and the surrounding part of London. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs, physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Crossroads Care South East London · 42 Pier Road, Erith, Bexley, DA8 1TA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bexley Crossroads Care Limited
Crossroads Care South East London supports people in their own homes in Erith and across the surrounding boroughs. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cozy Corner Care · Suite 49 The Wenta Business Centre, Enfield, Enfield, EN3 7XU
Home care · Run by Cozy Corner Care Limited
Cozy Corner Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Enfield and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
5th Floor Hyde Park · 11 Millington Road, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB3 4AZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Divan Care Limited
We are a home care agency based in Hayes, supporting people in their own homes across Hillingdon and nearby. We work with older people, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and younger adults. Nearly...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caerus House · 61 Medway Gardens, Wembley, Brent, HA0 2RJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Caerus Lifecare Limited
Caerus House supports people in their own homes in Wembley and across Brent. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Right at Home and Edgware · Unit 2, London, Barnet, N20 9BD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by High Quality Home Care Ltd
Right at Home Barnet and Edgware supports people in their own homes across this part of north London. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
UK Said Care · BEC, Barking, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8FG
Home care · Run by UK Said Care Ltd
UK Said Care supports people in their own homes in Barking and across the borough. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability and younger adults. Nearly everyone who contacts us wants to carry...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
St Lewis Staffing Services – London Office · 15 Linton Road, Barking, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8HE
Home care · Run by St Lewis Staffing Services Ltd
St Lewis Staffing supports people in their own homes in Barking and across the borough. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability and younger adults. Nearly everyone who contacts us wants to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
DJ Vision Healthcare · Suite 220, London, Newham, E7 9HZ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by DJ Vision Health Care Ltd
DJ Vision Healthcare supports people in their own homes across Newham. We work with older people, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and younger adults. Nearly everyone who contacts us wants to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
DOLS Care Service · 19 Richmer Road, Erith, Bexley, DA8 2HN
Home care · Run by DOLS Care Service Ltd
We are a home care agency based in Erith, visiting people in their own homes across the London borough of Bexley and nearby. The people we support are varied. Many are older adults, a good number of them living with dementia. We also...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Vincentian Care Plus · Second Floor, London, Westminster, SW1W 0QP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Vincentian Care Plus
Vincentian Care Plus supports people in their own homes across Westminster and the neighbouring parts of central London. Our work is mainly with older adults who want to stay in the home they know rather than move, and with younger adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
BMM Care · Offices 6 & 7 Apex House, London, Barnet, N12 0EH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BMM Care Ltd
BMM Care supports people in their own homes across Barnet and the neighbouring parts of north London. The people we visit cover a wide range. Most are older adults, many of them living with dementia. We also support younger adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Gem Corporations · Sovereign House, London, Barnet, N3 1QB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gem Corporations Limited
Gem Corporations provides home care across Barnet and the neighbouring parts of north London, supporting people in their own homes. The people we visit cover a wide range. Most are older adults, many of them living with dementia. We also...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
BLUE ROCK CARE · Office 3, Ilford, Redbridge, IG1 4SY
Nursing home · Home care · Run by Blue Rock Care Ltd
Blue Rock Care is based in Ilford and we are registered for nursing care, with support also provided to people in their own homes across Redbridge and the surrounding area. We take on an unusually wide range of need, and the nursing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
AMTC Care · 234 Old Kent Road, London, Southwark, SE1 5UB
Home care · Run by AMTC Care Ltd
AMTC Care provides home care across Southwark and the neighbouring parts of south London, supporting people in their own homes. Most of our work is with older adults, a good number living with dementia. We also support younger adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48.	£22.88 to £30.05 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

16 Westmoreland Road, 29 September 2026, Requires improvement
IJB Healthcare Ltd, 23 September 2026, Good
Aurora Quality Care UK Ltd, 23 September 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Felicity Care, 2 June 2017, Requires improvement
Bromley Healthcare Central Court, 7 June 2017, Good
A & D Hammonds Ltd, 12 October 2017, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in London

How many home care agencies are there in London?

London has 2,433 CQC registered home care agencies: 31 Outstanding, 1,224 Good, 172 Requires improvement, 4 Inadequate, 1,002 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in London?

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in London were inspected most recently?

16 Westmoreland Road (29 September 2026), IJB Healthcare Ltd (23 September 2026) and Aurora Quality Care UK Ltd (23 September 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.