✧ Live-in care in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham
Live-in Care in Hammersmith and Fulham
Live-in care in Hammersmith lets your relative stay at home, in Brook Green, Ravenscourt Park, Shepherd's Bush, Fulham or Barons Court, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across Hammersmith and 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 in Hammersmith and Fulham
Families searching for home care in Hammersmith are supporting parents in Brook Green, Ravenscourt Park, Stamford Brook, Barons Court, West Kensington, Shepherd's Bush and White City, and to the south in Fulham, Parsons Green and Sands End. Many live in Victorian terraced houses or mansion flats, or in council and housing association blocks where stairs and lifts can become a barrier. A carer who lives in can help your relative stay safe at home and get out and about.
We also arrange care in Chiswick, Kensington, Chelsea, Putney and Ealing.
Charing Cross and Hammersmith hospitals
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust runs Charing Cross Hospital in Fulham and Hammersmith Hospital in White City, known for heart care, while many Fulham residents are treated at Chelsea and Westminster. A live-in carer in Hammersmith can support your relative from the day they come home, and help with the follow-up appointments that often come after specialist treatment.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council
Adult social care is provided by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments. Unusually, the council has not charged for the home care it arranges in recent years, so it is well worth asking about the current position when your relative is assessed. Private live-in care is a separate arrangement, at a fixed weekly fee from £1,200.
Riverside walks and local routines
Hammersmith's riverside, from the Upper and Lower Mall to Furnivall Gardens, along with Ravenscourt Park and Bishop's Park in Fulham, offers easy, level walks. A carer can help your relative keep enjoying them, as well as visits to the Lyric, the library or a local lunch club. You choose your carer from matched profiles and a video call.
If you live outside London, we agree how the carer keeps you updated, from an evening message to a weekly call.
Care homes locally
Care homes in and around Hammersmith, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 5 registered care homes in and around Hammersmith, with 346 beds between them. Of the 4 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 1 rated Outstanding, 2 rated Good and 1 requires improvement. 3 provide nursing care and 4 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 Hammersmith, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Hammersmith.
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
-
Monica
Live-in carer
-
Vistorine
Live-in carer
-
Gladys
Live-in carer
-
Refiloe
Live-in carer
-
Patience
Live-in carer
-
Brenda
Live-in carer
Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Hammersmith
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 questionsIs there help with the cost of care in Hammersmith?
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.
Do you cover areas near Hammersmith?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Hammersmith and the towns and villages around it, including Shepherds Bush, Kensington, Fulham and Notting Hill. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Hammersmith?
Our care-home directory lists 5 registered care homes in and around Hammersmith, with 346 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 1 rated Outstanding, 2 rated Good and 1 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.