✧ Live-in care in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham
Live-in Care in Fulham
Live-in care in Fulham lets your relative stay at home, in Parsons Green, Sands End, Fulham Broadway, Munster Village or near Bishop's Park, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across Fulham 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 from Parsons Green to Sands End
Fulham is a place of Victorian terraces, mansion blocks and riverside flats, with older residents who have lived here since it was a working-class area. Families searching for home care in Fulham are supporting parents around Parsons Green and Eel Brook Common, in Sands End and near Imperial Wharf, in Munster Village and the Peterborough Estate, near Fulham Broadway and Walham Green, and in the streets by Bishop's Park and Hurlingham. A carer who lives in helps your relative manage stairs and daily life safely.
We also arrange care in Hammersmith, Chelsea, Putney, Kensington, Barnes and Chiswick.
Charing Cross and Chelsea and Westminster
Fulham has two major hospitals nearby: Charing Cross Hospital on Fulham Palace Road and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on the Fulham Road, where many residents in the south of the area are treated. A live-in carer in Fulham arranged before discharge means your relative can come home as soon as they are medically fit.
Free council home care in Fulham
Fulham is in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which stopped charging for the home care it arranges in 2015, one of very few councils to do so. Ask for a free needs assessment and a carer's assessment, and check the current position when you do. A council package is usually a number of short visits; private live-in care is a separate arrangement, at a fixed weekly fee.
Bishop's Park, the river and match days
Bishop's Park and the Thames path towards Putney Bridge are lovely for a gentle walk, and Fulham Palace gardens are free to visit. Fulham is home to two football grounds, Craven Cottage and Stamford Bridge, and many older residents have supported one side or the other all their lives. A carer can help your relative keep up those routines, as well as church and friends. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in and around Fulham, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 4 registered care homes in and around Fulham, with 118 beds between them. Of the 3 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 3 rated Good. 2 provide nursing care and 2 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 Fulham, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Fulham.
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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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Fulham
More live-in care in Hammersmith and Fulham
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 Fulham?
Often, yes. Your local council's adult social care team 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 Fulham?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Fulham and the towns and villages around it, including Kensington, Hammersmith, Chelsea and Battersea. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Fulham?
Our care-home directory lists 4 registered care homes in and around Fulham, with 118 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 3 rated Good. 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.