✧ Live-in care in Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea
Live-in Care in Kensington
Live-in care in Kensington lets your relative stay at home, in South Kensington, Earl's Court, Holland Park, Campden Hill or near High Street Kensington, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across the Royal Borough, 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 Kensington's squares and mansion blocks
Kensington is a place of garden squares, mews houses and red-brick mansion blocks, but also of council estates and housing association flats. Families searching for home care in Kensington are supporting parents in South Kensington and around the Brompton Road, in Earl's Court and West Brompton, in Holland Park, Campden Hill and Kensington Olympia, and near High Street Kensington. Many live in flats on upper floors with small lifts or none. A carer who lives in can help your relative manage safely and get out each day.
We also arrange care in Notting Hill, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Fulham, Hammersmith and Mayfair.
Chelsea and Westminster and St Mary's
Most residents are treated at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on the Fulham Road or at St Mary's in Paddington, with many private hospitals close by. The St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing provides community services in the north of the borough. A live-in carer in Kensington arranged ahead of discharge means your relative can go home as soon as the consultant is happy, whether from an NHS or a private ward.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Adult social care is provided by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments and may contribute to care depending on savings. Many Kensington families fund care privately from the start, but a council assessment is still useful for equipment, adaptations and a carer's assessment for you. Attendance Allowance is available whatever your relative's income.
Space for a carer in a London flat
A live-in carer needs a private bedroom, and in a two-bedroom mansion flat that is usually straightforward. If space is tight, talk to us before care begins. Kensington is also home to older people from across the world, from French and Middle Eastern families to long-settled Irish and Portuguese communities. Tell us about language, food and faith when we match. The carer can help your relative keep their routines, from Kensington Gardens and the museums to church or lunch with friends.
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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Monica
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Vistorine
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Refiloe
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Our services
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Nearby
Areas we cover near Kensington
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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 Kensington?
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 Kensington?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Kensington and the towns and villages around it, including Notting Hill, Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush and Fulham. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.