Home Care in Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea has 14 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 4 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Kensington and Chelsea at a glance
What the numbers say about home care in Kensington and Chelsea.
- Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 10,800. Rising to 12,700 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,800. Rising to 3,900 by 2035, up 39%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 57%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in Kensington and Chelsea, last 12 months: 0 opened, 3 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 Kensington and Chelsea
What a family pays for support at home follows the hours booked, which makes this kind of care easier to scale up or down than a residential placement but puts real weight on getting the pattern of visits right. Too few calls and the arrangement quietly fails; too many and the cost climbs without obvious benefit. That pattern is settled at the assessment stage, so it repays approaching carefully.
The Care Needs Assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to a free assessment whatever their savings, and it is worth requesting even where a family expects to pay privately, since the recommendation is useful in itself. Requests go to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea adult social care team, the authority responsible for assessing people who live in the area and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. A relative giving regular unpaid help can request a carer's assessment at the same time.
Contributions and Direct Payments
A financial assessment measures income, savings and capital against nationally set thresholds to establish what someone pays towards their own care. The property a person continues to live in is disregarded when care is delivered at home, which is an important difference from the residential calculation. Where support is agreed, it may be offered as a direct payment, allowing the person to choose and employ carers themselves rather than accept a commissioned package.
What the Weekly Bill Depends On
Early mornings, evenings, weekends and bank holidays are frequently priced differently, and a run of short calls can cost more than fewer longer visits. Ask for written rates, check the notice needed to change or cancel visits, and find out whether travel time between calls is charged. Confirm too what happens to the fee when a visit is missed through no fault of yours.
Choosing a Home Care Agency in Kensington and Chelsea and What to Check
Ten agencies here are rated Good, including Angela Hamlin Health Care Professionals, Equal People Mencap, Healthvision UK, Helping Hands, Home Instead, Ivy Homecare, Sabir Care UK, Virtus Care and Draycott Nursing and Care. Caremark Kensington and Hope Care Agency require improvement. Miranda House and Threedots Healthcare have no published rating as yet.
Where an Unrated Provider Sits
An absent rating usually reflects comparatively recent registration rather than any concern, but it does remove the shortcut families rely on. Ask those agencies how long they have operated locally, what induction and ongoing training carers receive, and whether they can put you in touch with families already using them.
The Questions That Decide Whether It Works
Ask how many different carers would attend across a fortnight, because continuity matters more than almost anything else. Ask how lateness and sickness are handled and how quickly you would be told. Check how care plans are written and reviewed, how medication support is recorded, and who answers the telephone outside office hours when something needs sorting out quickly.
14 home care in Kensington and Chelsea
- Angela Hamlin Health Care Professionals · Universal Building, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W14 8NS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Angela Hamlin Health Care Professionals
We are Angela Hamlin Health Care Professionals, providing care and support to people in their own homes in Kensington and Chelsea and the surrounding parts of London. We support older people, people living with dementia, and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability - Caremark Kensington · Unit 6, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 6BN
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by A.I. Care Services Ltd
We at Caremark Kensington are proud to provide compassionate home care across the vibrant London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, supporting individuals to live well and safely within the comfort of their own homes. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Equal People Mencap · 73 St Charles Square, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 6EJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Equal People Mencap
We at Equal People Mencap are proud to provide dedicated home care across London, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to live full, meaningful lives within their own homes and communities. Based in the Royal Borough of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - Hammersmith · 239 Kensington High Street, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W8 6SN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Allfor Care Services Limited
Hammersmith provides care and support in people's own homes across Kensington and Chelsea and the neighbouring parts of west London. We work with older people, adults living with dementia or mental health conditions, adults with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Healthvision UK - North Kensington · Unit 113, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 5BE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Health Vision UK Limited
We are Healthvision UK in North Kensington, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of London. We support older people and people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities or autism, people living with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Helping Hands Kensington & Chelsea · Unit F, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 6TH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We at Helping Hands Kensington & Chelsea are proud to provide compassionate home care across the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know and love most: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Home Instead Kensington & Chelsea · 286 Old Brompton Road, London, Kensington and Chelsea, SW5 9HR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by GPM Care Services Limited
We at Home Instead Kensington & Chelsea are proud to provide compassionate home care across the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, supporting older people and adults with a wide range of needs to live well in the comfort and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Hope Care Agency · Office 1 Canalside House, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 5AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hope Care Agency Ltd
At Hope Care Agency, we support people living in Kensington and Chelsea to remain in their own homes, with the routines, surroundings and independence that matter most to them. We work with older adults, younger adults and people who need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Ivy Homecare Services · 322, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 5AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ivy Homecare Services Ltd
Ivy Homecare supports people in their own homes across Kensington and Chelsea. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability and younger adults. Nearly everyone who contacts us wants to stay in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Octavia Housing – Miranda House · 21 Penzance Place, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W11 4PD
Home care · Run by Abri Group Limited
At Octavia Housing Miranda House, we provide home care support to older people living in Kensington and Chelsea, helping them to stay as independent as possible in the comfort of their own homes. We understand that inviting someone into...
Specialisms: Older Person Care - Sabir Care UK · Al Manaar, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 5YG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sabir Care UK Ltd
We at Sabir Care UK are proud to provide compassionate home care across London, supporting older people and adults living with a range of needs in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the Royal Borough of Kensington and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - Threedots Healthcare · Office 6, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 5AA
Home care · Run by Threedots Healthcare Ltd
Threedots Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes in London, in and around Kensington and Chelsea. We are here so that people can stay in the place they know, with their own things around them, and receive help at the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Virtus Care · 58 Lancaster Road, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W11 1QR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by VIRTUS CARE LTD
We at Virtus Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across London, supporting individuals in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes throughout Kensington and Chelsea. As a dedicated home care agency, we understand that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Draycott Nursing and Care · 18 Culford Gardens, London, Kensington and Chelsea, SW3 2ST
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Westward Consultants Limited
We at Draycott Nursing and Care are proud to be a trusted home care agency serving families across London, with our base in the heart of Kensington and Chelsea. For over three decades, we have supported people who wish to remain in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, 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. Shown for London because too few Kensington and Chelsea agencies publish a rate. | £22.88 to £30.05 an hour |
| What Kensington and Chelsea pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £23.84 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
- Hope Care Agency, 17 September 2026, Good
- Ivy Homecare Services Limited, 13 March 2026, Good
- Home Instead Kensington & Chelsea, 16 January 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Equal People Mencap, 17 January 2019, Good
- Hammersmith, 25 January 2020, Good
- Virtus Care LTD, 11 June 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Kensington and Chelsea
How many home care agencies are there in Kensington and Chelsea?
Kensington and Chelsea has 14 CQC registered home care agencies: 11 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 2 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 Kensington and Chelsea?
Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Kensington and Chelsea agencies publish a rate. 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 Kensington and Chelsea were inspected most recently?
Hope Care Agency (17 September 2026), Ivy Homecare Services Limited (13 March 2026) and Home Instead Kensington & Chelsea (16 January 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.