✧ Live-in care in Acton, Ealing
Live-in Care in Acton
Live-in care in Acton lets your relative stay at home, in Acton Town, South Acton, West Acton, East Acton or Acton Green, with one carer living alongside them day and night. We arrange home care across Acton and west London, from £1,200 a week.
- Care within a week Urgent starts often in 24–48 hours
- From £1,200 a week The same rate nationwide, not by postcode
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulates home care in England
- 100 areas Covered across London
Home care across the Actons
Acton is made up of several neighbourhoods, each with its own character. Families searching for home care in Acton are supporting parents around the High Street and Acton Town, on the South Acton estate, in the quieter streets of West Acton and around Acton Green, in North Acton near Park Royal, and in East Acton towards White City. Many live in Edwardian terraces converted into flats, or in estate blocks with stairs and lifts. A carer who lives in helps your relative stay safe and keep getting out.
We also arrange care in Ealing, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush, Southall and Wembley.
Hammersmith, Ealing and Charing Cross
Acton residents are treated at several nearby hospitals: Hammersmith Hospital on Du Cane Road, Ealing Hospital, Charing Cross in Fulham and the Central Middlesex at Park Royal. Which one depends on the emergency and where your relative lives. A live-in carer in Acton can be ready for discharge from any of them.
Ealing, or Hammersmith and Fulham?
Most of Acton is in the London Borough of Ealing, which runs adult social care and carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments. But East Acton, Old Oak and parts of Wormholt are in Hammersmith and Fulham, which has not charged for the home care it arranges for some years. Check which council covers your relative's address; it can make a real difference.
Acton Park, Gunnersbury and a mixed community
Acton Park, Gunnersbury Park and the green at Acton Green are good for a gentle walk. Acton has long-established Irish, Polish, Somali and Caribbean communities, and a Japanese community around West Acton, and many older people want a carer who understands their language, food and faith. Tell us what matters when we match. The carer can help your relative keep up church, the mosque, the market and friends. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in and around Acton, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 4 registered care homes in and around Acton, with 183 beds between them. Of the 4 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 2 rated Good and 2 require improvement. 1 provides nursing care and 3 support people living with dementia.
If a move into one of these homes is on the table, it is worth comparing it with live-in care: one carer living in your relative’s own home in Acton, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Acton.
Weighing the options
Live-in care, visiting care or a care home?
The three choices most families are deciding between.
| Feature | Live-in care | Visiting care | Care home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stays in their own home | Yes | Yes | No |
| Support through the night | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| The same carer each day | Yes | Rota of staff | Rota of staff |
| Keeps pets and belongings | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| Couples stay together | Yes | Yes | Often separated |
| Typical cost | £1,200 a week | Varies with hours | Varies by home |
Visiting care and care home costs vary widely by area and provider, so we don’t quote figures we can’t stand behind. See our pricing in full →
What a live-in carer does day to day, what is not included, and the three steps to arranging it: how live-in care works →
Funding & regulation
Paying for care in England
Home care is regulated and funded differently in each nation, so the route is not the same everywhere. Here is how it works where you live.
Read our full funding guide →Who regulates care here
Home care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local authority's adult social care team. Means-tested local authority funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare are both available depending on assessed need.
How we fit in
Live-in Care Direct is an introductory agency. We introduce self-employed carers to families rather than employing them, so you contract directly with your carer and keep the choice of who provides your care.
Our carers
The people who would be caring for your family
Our carers are spread across the UK, supported by regional care managers. Every one is interviewed in person, enhanced DBS checked and reference-checked before they are ever introduced to a family — and you choose who moves in.
- Interviewed face to face, never hired on paperwork alone
- Enhanced DBS checked, with references verified
- You meet and approve your carer before they start
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Brenda
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Vistorine
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Monica
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Refiloe
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Gladys
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Patience
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Acton
More live-in care in Ealing
Free callback
Speak to someone about live-in care
Leave your number and a care manager will call you back — usually within an hour, and always free.
- No obligation. A conversation, not a sales call — and never a call centre.
- A real care manager. Someone who arranges care every day, who can answer properly.
- Just two details. Your name and number — we don’t need an email address.
Or call us now on 0800 368 8558 Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week
Common questions
Questions about live-in care here
Local answers on paying for care, nearby areas and care homes.
Not seeing your question?
Our care managers answer these every day. A no-obligation call takes about ten minutes.
0800 368 8558Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week See all questionsWho helps pay for care in Acton?
Often, yes. The council's adult social care team for Ealing can carry out a free needs assessment and, depending on savings, may contribute to the cost. Where needs are mainly health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare can pay in full. Attendance Allowance, paid to people over State Pension age who need help with personal care, is not means-tested and can be put towards care.
Can you arrange live-in care near Acton?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Acton and the towns and villages around it, including Ealing, Chiswick, Shepherds Bush and Kew. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Acton?
Our care-home directory lists 4 registered care homes in and around Acton, with 183 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 2 rated Good and 2 rated Requires improvement. If you are weighing up a care home, live-in care is the alternative that keeps your relative at home with one carer supporting only them, and we can explain how the two compare on cost.