Can the London Borough of Waltham Forest help pay for home care?

It may, once two assessments have been completed. A care needs assessment first establishes whether the person has eligible needs, and a financial assessment then considers income and capital. Care may be funded in full, funded in part with a personal contribution, or paid for privately. Where funding is agreed, a direct payment lets the family choose and commission their own agency.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Waltham Forest?

Contact the adult social care team at the London Borough of Waltham Forest and describe what has become difficult at home. The assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of savings. A practitioner will discuss daily tasks, safety and wellbeing during a home visit or by telephone, then set out which needs are eligible. If you provide regular unpaid care, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time.

How soon should I start arranging home care in Waltham Forest?

Start when everyday tasks begin slipping rather than waiting for a crisis to force the decision. Agencies with strong reputations often have limited capacity in particular parts of the borough, and arranging an assessment, comparing providers and agreeing a care plan takes a few weeks in practice. A hospital discharge compresses that timetable considerably. Having a shortlist ready makes an urgent situation much less stressful.

Which home care agencies cover Waltham Forest?

Care Assura lists fifty eight home care agencies serving Waltham Forest, all registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include providers such as Chosen Care Group in Waltham Forest, Goldsmith Personnel in East London, Total Loving Care and Vanity Care. Each profile shows the current CQC rating where one has been published, together with the details needed to make contact. Narrowing the list to your own neighbourhood keeps the comparison manageable.

What should I ask a home care agency in Waltham Forest before agreeing to visits?

Ask how many different carers will attend and whether the agency keeps a consistent team for each person. Check how late calls are communicated, who is contactable outside office hours and how complaints are investigated. Ask to see a sample care plan and find out how quickly it can be revised after a hospital discharge. Request written confirmation of hourly rates, weekend and bank holiday charges, minimum visit lengths and the notice period.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation together with personal care, so staff help with washing, dressing, meals and medication in a shared setting. A nursing home offers the same support and additionally has registered nurses on duty, allowing it to meet clinical needs such as complex wound care or an unstable long term condition. Home care sits apart from both, since the support travels to the person in their own home. Many families in Waltham Forest rely on home care for a long time before either kind of home is considered.

Home Care in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest has 58 CQC registered home care agencies. 31 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 5 Requires improvement, and 21 have not yet been rated. 29 of the 58 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Waltham Forest at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Waltham Forest.

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 13,600. Rising to 16,500 by 2035, up 22%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,900. Rising to 2,300 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 3,800. Rising to 4,700 by 2035, up 23%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 58%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in Waltham Forest, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 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 Waltham Forest

Requesting a care needs assessment

The practical starting point is an assessment rather than a round of telephone calls. Anyone who appears to need care and support can request a free care needs assessment regardless of income or savings, and the document it produces is what every agency will want to work from. A practitioner from the London Borough of Waltham Forest will look at how somebody manages washing, dressing, eating, taking medication, moving safely indoors and staying in contact with other people, then record which needs are eligible for support. Anyone providing regular unpaid help can ask for a carer's assessment of their own at the same time.

Costs and contributions

A financial assessment of income and capital follows once eligible needs are agreed. Care may then be funded in full, funded in part with a contribution from the person receiving it, or paid for privately. Where funding is agreed, a direct payment allows the family to commission an agency of their own choosing instead of accepting one arranged for them. Privately funded home care across London is normally charged by the hour, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and for short calls, while live in support is quoted by the week. Ask each agency to set out its rates, minimum visit length and notice period in writing before anything is agreed.

Choosing an agency in Waltham Forest and what to check

Making sense of the ratings

All fifty eight agencies listed here are registered with the Care Quality Commission. One has been rated Outstanding and thirty one Good, five hold Requires Improvement, and twenty one are not yet rated because they registered too recently to be inspected. An absent rating means no inspection has taken place rather than that anything has gone wrong, so ask how long the agency has operated, who registered it and what training new carers complete. Where a report exists, read what inspectors found about the punctuality of calls, medicines administration and recording, staff training and how the manager responded to concerns.

Matching the agency to the person

Agencies vary in what they take on. Some focus on short personal care visits, others provide longer companionship calls, dementia support, overnight cover or help settling someone home after a hospital stay, and providers in this listing such as Chosen Care Group in Waltham Forest, Goldsmith Personnel in East London and Total Loving Care work in different ways. Confirm that carers travel to the specific address, ask who writes the care plan and how quickly it can be changed when needs increase.

Questions worth asking everybody

Ask how many different carers will attend over a fortnight and whether a consistent team is kept for each person. Find out how you would be told when a call is running late, who answers the telephone at weekends and how complaints are recorded and followed up. Ask how often care plans are formally reviewed, since that is usually where reliability shows itself.

58 home care in Waltham Forest (showing 1–50)

Verity Healthcare · Gateway Business Centre Suite 2, Leyton, Waltham Forest, E10 7JQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Verity Healthcare Limited
We are Verity Healthcare Waltham Forest, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people managing a mental health condition. The people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health
Access All Care And Training Solutions · 71 Boardman Avenue, London, Waltham Forest, E4 7QB
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Access All Care And Training Solutions Limited
We at Access All Care And Training Solutions are proud to provide compassionate home care across London, supporting people in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes throughout the Waltham Forest community and surrounding areas in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Advance Healthcare Services · 11-12 Church Lane, London, Waltham Forest, E11 1HG
Home care · Run by Advance Healthcare Services Ltd
We at Advance Healthcare are delighted to introduce our home care agency, proudly supporting individuals and families across London and the wider Waltham Forest community with compassionate, person centred care delivered in the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Alpha supported Living · 8 Heathfield, London, Waltham Forest, E4 6SE
Home care · Run by Alpha Supported Living LTD
Alpha Supported Living provides support at home to adults in Waltham Forest and across east London. We work with people in their own tenancies and family homes, helping them run their own lives with the right amount of support and no more...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Amber Healthcare Services · 165 Sansom Road, London, Waltham Forest, E11 3HG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Amber Healthcare Services Ltd
Amber Healthcare provides home care to people living in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. We support people in their own homes, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Most of this...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Physical Disability
AQT Home Care Services · 198 Chingford Mount Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 8JR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AQT London Limited
AQT Home Care provides care at home across Waltham Forest and the neighbouring parts of east London. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and autistic adults, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Available Healthcare · 213 Brookscroft Road, London, Waltham Forest, E17 4JP
Home care · Run by Available Healthcare Limited
Available Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes across Waltham Forest. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and people with loss of sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care Connections · 35 Burnham Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 8PD
Home care · Run by Care Connections Ltd
We are Care Connections, and we support adults in their own homes in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of east London. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Care Trusters · Unit 8, London, Waltham Forest, E11 1HP
Home care · Run by Care Trusters Limited
At Care Trusters, we provide home care to people living in Waltham Forest and the surrounding areas of London. Our focus is on supporting individuals to live as independently as possible in the comfort of their own homes, with care that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Carefield - Supported Living · Suite 8, London, Waltham Forest, E4 6ST
Home care · Run by Carefield Support Services Ltd
Carefield provides supported living for people in their own homes across Waltham Forest. We work with older people, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and younger adults. In supported...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Chosen Care Group · 1 Flaxen Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 9FA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chosen Care Group Limited
We at Chosen Care Group – Waltham Forest are proud to deliver compassionate home care across the London borough of Waltham Forest, supporting older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia or mental health needs to remain...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Connect Nursing · 577 High Road, London, Waltham Forest, E11 4PB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Connect Nursing Limited
We provide nursing and care support in people's own homes in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. Our work is to make it possible for people with substantial needs to stay in their own houses rather than move into a hospital...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Daryel Care · Room 116 Regent 88, London, Waltham Forest, E10 7JQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Kaamil Education Ltd
Daryel Care Waltham Forest provides care at home to people across the borough. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and with visual or hearing impairment, and younger adults who need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Delta Homecare · 1 Russell Road, London, Waltham Forest, E10 7ES
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Delta Homecare and Training Services Ltd
Delta Homecare provides support at home for people in Waltham Forest 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...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Diligent Care Provider · 2a Connaught Avenue, London, Waltham Forest, E4 7AA
Home care · Run by Diligent Care Provider Limited
We are Diligent Care Provider, and we support adults in their own homes in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of east London. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Divine Care Connections · 679-691, London, Waltham Forest, E10 6RA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Divine Care Connections Ltd
We at Divine Care Connections are proud to provide compassionate home care across London, supporting individuals in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes throughout Waltham Forest and the wider E postcode area. Operating as a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
East - City Home Care · Office 22 Mainyard Studio, London, Waltham Forest, E10 6RA
Home care · Run by City Home Care Limited
Here at East London City Home Care, we provide care and support to people living in Waltham Forest and the surrounding areas of East London. We work with older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia or a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Focus Care Link - Branch · Unit 1 Gateways Business Centre, London, Waltham Forest, E10 7JQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Focus Care Link Limited
Focus Care Link Waltham Forest provides care in people's own homes across Waltham Forest and neighbouring parts of London. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, those with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Footsteps Care Outreach · 1 Ambleside Close, London, Waltham Forest, E10 5RU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Footsteps Care Outreach Limited
We at Footsteps Care Outreach are a home care agency proudly supporting people across London, delivering personalised care in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes throughout Waltham Forest and the wider E postcode area. Because...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Goldsmith Personnel (East) · The Energy Centre, London, Waltham Forest, E17 3AB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Goldsmith Personnel Limited
We at Goldsmith Personnel (East London) are proud to provide trusted home care across London, supporting people in the Waltham Forest community to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best, their own home. Our team delivers...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Grossdale Care Agency · 679-691 High Road Leyton, London, Waltham Forest, E10 6RA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Grossdale Ltd
Grossdale Care Agency provides support at home to people in Waltham Forest. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability and with autistic adults, with people who have mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Home Instead · Second & Third Floor Offices, London, Waltham Forest, E4 7BJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Glendora Care Limited
We are the Home Instead team in Waltham Forest, supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people managing a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hope's Special Care · 2nd Floor, London, Waltham Forest, E11 1HP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hope's Special Care Limited
We at Hope's Special Care are proud to be a trusted home care agency supporting individuals across London and the wider Waltham Forest community. From our base in the E postcode area, we deliver compassionate, personalised home care that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Jericho Care · 34 Stow Crescent, London, Waltham Forest, E17 5EG
Home care · Run by Jericho Care Ltd
We at Jericho Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across London, bringing professional support directly to the doorsteps of families throughout Waltham Forest and the wider E postcode area. Our approach centres on helping...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
JSR Healthcare · Unit 23, London, Waltham Forest, E10 6AE
Home care · Run by JSR Locums Limited
We at JSR Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across London, supporting individuals and families throughout the Waltham Forest community and the wider E postcode area. Our mission is simple: to help people live safely,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Liberty Carers (& Essex) · Unit B, London, Waltham Forest, E4 6AB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Liberty Carers (London & Essex) Ltd
At Liberty Carers, we provide home care to people living in London and the Waltham Forest area, supporting individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as they choose to do so. We work with a wide...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Livingstone Health Care Services · Unit DA3, London, Waltham Forest, E17 6BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Livingstone Health Care Limited
We provide care at home for people across Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. Our carers come to you, and what they do is shaped by what you have asked for, not by a standard package. That might be help getting up and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Luchi Healthcare · 10 Waverley Road, London, Waltham Forest, E17 3LQ
Home care · Run by Luchi Healthcare Limited
We are a home care agency based in Waltham Forest, supporting people in their own homes across this part of east London. We work with older people, including many living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Marieco Care · Suites 104 & 105 Ground Floor, London, Waltham Forest, E11 3AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Marieco Care Limited
Marieco Care provides support at home to adults in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of east London. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Michdeede · Flat 1, London, Waltham Forest, E10 6JQ
Home care · Run by Michdeede Ltd
We at Michdeede are proud to offer compassionate home care across London, supporting individuals and families throughout the borough of Waltham Forest and the wider E postcode area. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Mitender Care-Croydon · 7 Kirkdale House, London, Waltham Forest, E11 1HP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mitender Care Limited
Mitender Care provides support to people in their own homes across Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Musha Healthcare · Flat 2, London, Waltham Forest, E17 3DB
Home care · Run by Musha Health Care Limited
We at Musha Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across London, supporting individuals and families throughout the Waltham Forest community and the wider E postcode area. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Normanshire-Supported Living Services · 87a, London, Waltham Forest, E4 6ST
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Normanshire Care Services Ltd
We at Normanshire Supported Living welcome you to explore our home care agency, proudly supporting adults across London and the wider Waltham Forest community with personalised care delivered in the place people cherish most: their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Olive Homecare and Support Branch · Suite 102, London, Waltham Forest, E10 7JQ
Home care · Run by Olive Home Care & Support Limited
Olive Homecare and Support provides care in people's own homes in London, in and around the borough of Waltham Forest. Our purpose is to make staying at home a workable option, so that people keep their own surroundings, their own routine...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Outreach · Louise House, London, Waltham Forest, E17 4TA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Certitude Trading Limited
We are an outreach team supporting people in their own homes across Waltham Forest. Our work is about helping people stay connected to their own lives, in their own communities, with support arranged around them rather than around a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
P&C CARE SOLUTION · 61 Overton Road, London, Waltham Forest, E10 7PS
Home care · Run by P&C Care solution Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. Our work is to give people enough help to carry on living in their own houses, delivered by carers they know and at the times they have agreed. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Pent-A Care Support and Care Service · 64 Huddlestone Road, London, Waltham Forest, E7 0AN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Penta-A Services Limited
We provide care and support at home in Waltham Forest and the surrounding part of London, working with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions and people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Prestige Care Management · 41A Chingford Mount Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 8LU
Home care · Run by Prestige Care Management Limited
We are Prestige Care Management, and we support adults in their own homes in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of east London. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Prestige Nursing - Chingford · 97 Old Church Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 6ST
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Comfort Shift Ltd
We at Prestige Nursing Chingford are proud to provide compassionate home care across London and the wider Waltham Forest community, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Radfield Home Care Chingford & Loughton · Atlantic Business Centre, London, Waltham Forest, E4 7ES
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Aikou Ker Limited
We provide care at home in Chingford, Loughton and the surrounding parts of Waltham Forest and north east London. We support older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and younger adults, helping with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
RAND Healthcare · Suite S5 Wood Street Business Centre, London, Waltham Forest, E17 3NU
Home care · Run by Rand Healthcare Ltd
We at RAND Healthcare are proud to offer trusted home care across London, bringing compassionate support directly to the doorsteps of older people and younger adults throughout the borough of Waltham Forest and the wider E postcode area....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Right At Home Loughton, Redbridge · 397 Larkshall Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 9EF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Adams Care Ltd
Right At Home Loughton, Redbridge and Waltham Forest supports people in their own homes across this part of east London and the Essex border. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Rubylife Care Office · suite 13 Forest House, London, Waltham Forest, E11 1HT
Home care · Run by Rubylife Care Ltd
Rubylife Care supports people in their own homes across Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Springcare Support Services · 58 Sewardstone Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 7PR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Springcare Support Services
Springcare Support provides care at home for people in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. We work with a wide range of adults, and every package is built around the person and their household rather than picked from a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Temp Exchange · Temp Exchange, London, Waltham Forest, E17 6DS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Temp Exchange Ltd
We provide care at home in Waltham Forest and the surrounding part of London. The people we support include older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Oak Foundation · 2a Boundary road, London, Waltham Forest, E17 8JU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Oak Foundation
The Oak Foundation provides support to people in their own homes across Waltham Forest, in this part of London. We work alongside adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
The Place Care · Unit 24, London, Waltham Forest, E10 6RA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Legacy Private Limited
The Place Care provides support in people's own homes across Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of London. We visit older people and younger adults, with packages ranging from a single daily call to substantial support built around...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Total Loving Care · 287 Higham Hill Road, London, Waltham Forest, E17 5RQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Total Loving Care Limited
We at Total Loving Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across London, supporting individuals in the Waltham Forest community and the wider E postcode area to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Unique Personnel (UK) · Suite 11, London, Waltham Forest, E4 6ST
Home care · Run by Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited
We at Unique Personnel (UK) Waltham Forest are proud to offer compassionate home care across the London borough of Waltham Forest, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and independently within the surroundings they know and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Upscale Care · Flat 2, London, Waltham Forest, E10 5ES
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Upscale Care Limited
We are Upscale Care, and we support adults in their own homes in Waltham Forest and the surrounding parts of east London. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the person's...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, 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 Waltham Forest agencies publish a rate.	£22.88 to £30.05 an hour
What Waltham Forest pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£20.20 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

Goldsmith Personnel Limited (East London), 27 July 2026, Good
Upscale Care Limited, 14 May 2026, Good
Carefield - Supported Living, 16 February 2026, Not yet rated

Longest since a report

Walthamstow Employment & Nursing Agency Limited, 6 February 2018, Good
Right At Home Loughton, Redbridge & Waltham Forest, 5 April 2018, Good
Marieco Care, 16 May 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Waltham Forest

How many home care agencies are there in Waltham Forest?

Waltham Forest has 58 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 31 Good, 5 Requires improvement, 21 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 Waltham Forest?

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 Waltham Forest 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 Waltham Forest were inspected most recently?

Goldsmith Personnel Limited (East London) (27 July 2026), Upscale Care Limited (14 May 2026) and Carefield - Supported Living (16 February 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.