London Borough of Camden

Adult social care contact details, funding information, and care home listings for Camden.

Arranging care in the London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden sits in inner north London and covers a distinctive stretch of the capital, from Holborn and Bloomsbury in the south up through Camden Town, Kentish Town, Hampstead and out towards Kilburn. Each of these neighbourhoods has its own character, and families often want care that keeps a loved one close to the streets, parks and communities they already know.

How adult social care works locally

If you or a relative living in Camden needs support, the first point of contact is Camden Council's adult social care team. They arrange a free needs assessment under the Care Act, which looks at daily tasks, mobility, memory, safety at home and the pressures on family carers. If eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment follows to work out what the council will contribute. Because Camden is a densely built inner London borough, assessments often consider practical issues like stairs in period conversions, flat access and how to keep someone connected to local GP surgeries and community groups.

Choosing from the local care market

There are around 57 CQC registered care homes in the London Borough of Camden and the surrounding area, giving families a reasonable spread of choice between residential care homes, nursing homes and specialist dementia settings. Many people in Camden also prefer to stay put with home care, which is well suited to the borough's mix of mansion blocks, terraces and estates.

Funding and typical fees

Funding usually comes through one of a few routes: full self-funding, part-funded support after a means test, NHS Continuing Healthcare for those with primarily health needs, or NHS-funded nursing care contributions in a nursing home. National capital thresholds apply when Camden works out what you pay.

As a rough guide for inner London, home care tends to sit around £25 to £32 an hour, residential care homes around £1,200 to £1,600 a week, and nursing homes higher again at around £1,400 to £1,900 a week. Getting a written quote from any provider in Camden, alongside the council's assessment, is the clearest way to plan.