✧ Live-in care in Wandsworth, South West London
Live-in Care in Wandsworth
Live-in care in Wandsworth lets your relative stay at home, in Wandsworth Town, Southfields, Earlsfield, Roehampton or near the common, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across the 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 across the borough of Wandsworth
Wandsworth is a large borough of commons, terraces and estates between the river and Tooting. Families searching for home care in Wandsworth are supporting parents in Wandsworth Town and around the common, in Southfields and Earlsfield, on the Alton and Ashburton estates in Roehampton, in Balham, Tooting and Battersea, and in the new riverside flats at Nine Elms. Many older people are in Victorian terraces with steep stairs, or in estate blocks where the lift is not always working. A carer who lives in makes daily life safer.
We also arrange care in Putney, Balham, Tooting, Battersea, Clapham and Wimbledon.
St George's and Queen Mary's
St George's Hospital in Tooting, one of London's major trauma centres, is the main hospital for the borough, and Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton provides rehabilitation, limb fitting and outpatient care. Some residents in the north are treated at Chelsea and Westminster. A live-in carer in Wandsworth arranged before discharge means your relative can leave hospital as soon as they are ready.
Wandsworth Council assessments
Adult social care is provided by Wandsworth Council, which shares its care staff with neighbouring Richmond upon Thames. It carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments, and may contribute to care depending on savings. NHS Continuing Healthcare is assessed separately where needs are mainly health-related.
Three commons and a riverside
Wandsworth, Tooting and Clapham commons, King George's Park and the Thames path give plenty of places for a gentle walk. A carer can help your relative keep getting out, to church, the library, a lunch club or to see friends, and make sure they eat well and take their medication. Many Wandsworth families have young children and demanding jobs; a live-in carer means you can visit as a son or daughter rather than a carer. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Wandsworth, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 26 registered care homes in Wandsworth, with 1,030 beds between them. Of the 23 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 2 rated Outstanding, 19 rated Good and 2 require improvement. 13 provide nursing care and 15 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 Wandsworth, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Wandsworth.
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 Wandsworth
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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 Wandsworth?
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 Wandsworth?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Wandsworth and the towns and villages around it, including Tooting, Balham, Brixton and Lambeth. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Wandsworth?
Our care-home directory lists 26 registered care homes in Wandsworth, with 1,030 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 2 rated Outstanding, 19 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.