Home careBlackburn with Darwen

The best home carers in Blackburn with Darwen

1,159 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Blackburn with Darwen. This page profiles the six with the strongest record, starting with the four who have been reviewed by clients. Each profile has their photo, their own description of the work and, where there is one, what a client wrote about them.

Chosen by PrimeCarers from carers’ profiles and client reviews  ·  Updated September 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 51 carers near Blackburn with Darwen with a photo on their profile, 47 have a studio portrait, an hourly rate and a profile full enough to quote. The six below are the strongest of them on three measures.

  1. 1

    What clients said

    Rating and number of reviews come first. Every review is from a client who booked through PrimeCarers, screened before it appears and never edited.

  2. 2

    Their record with us

    How reliably they have worked through PrimeCarers, how long they have been caring, and how many hours of care they have given.

  3. 3

    A profile worth reading

    A clear portrait and enough written about their work to judge them by. The words under each name are the carer’s, and we have only shortened them.

Six carers, best first

The best-rated home carers near Blackburn with Darwen

They are based in Wigan, Bolton, Preston, Hyndburn and Blackburn. Five have been caring for ten years or more, and five drive.

Based in Wigan · 22 years caring · Drives

Rodrigo Javier B.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20.50 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Rodrigo’s words

“My week in Wigan can look quite different from one day to the next: a few hours here, a full night there, sometimes staying as live-in support for longer stretches. Over 22 years I have come to particularly value the steady, patient kind of care, the sort where you keep showing up until trust builds and someone feels genuinely at ease with you.”

He developed a close affinity with Terence, spending time talking with him before he retired to bed and looking after his needs during the night. He even accompanied Terence to hospital one night when an ambulance had to be called because Terence was experiencing sever chest pains, staying with him until his shift finished.

John P., a client of Rodrigo’s, 2026

Experience Rodrigo writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Personal care
  • Medication

Speaks Spanish and Portuguese as well as English. Outside work, Rodrigo lists walking, cooking & baking, fishing and socialising.

Based in Bolton · 20 years caring · Drives

Machema K.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£25 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
62 hours of care
In Machema’s words

“Dancing and cooking are two things that never fail to bring a smile out of the people I look after, and I try to weave an activity into most visits, whether that's a card game or some baking, because keeping the mind busy tends to keep spirits up too. I'm Machema, known to most as Ema, and I offer hourly, visiting and overnight care across Bolton.”

Experience Machema writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Motor neurone disease
  • Palliative care
  • Learning disabilities

Speaks Mandinka and Krio as well as English. Outside work, Machema lists walking, dancing, card games and cooking & baking.

See Machema’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Preston · 23 years caring · Drives

Sheridan W.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£19.50 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Sheridan’s words

“I am compassionate about other people's care, and I have worked in care for the past 23 years of experience in NHS care giving, private care, and truly love my job and treat people with respect and dignity work with different agencies across the country in scotland northern ireland and the United Kingdom, looking after different people's care needs.”

Experience Sheridan writes about

  • Dementia
  • Mental health
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care

Outside work, Sheridan lists painting, walking, dancing and card games.

See Sheridan’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Hyndburn · 2 years caring

Oluwatope A.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Oluwatope’s words

“I am a happy, accurate assertive and adaptable professional carer who can effectively multitask in challenging situations and meet critical deadlines. Facilitate patient movement and daily care support. Plan nutritious and healthy meals for clients. Organize daily activities to encourage health and mental wellness of patients.”

Experience Oluwatope writes about

  • Personal care
  • Cooking

Outside work, Oluwatope lists painting, walking, dancing and card games.

See Oluwatope’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Bolton · 30 years caring · Drives

Diane O.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Diane’s words

“My working week can look quite different from one day to the next, an overnight stay here, a few hourly visits there, sometimes a longer live-in placement, but what stays the same is the satisfaction I get from a well cooked meal or a shared game of cards as much as from the more clinical side of the job.”

Experience Diane writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Motor neurone disease
  • Learning disabilities

Outside work, Diane lists dancing, card games, cooking & baking and puzzles.

Based in Blackburn · 15 years caring · Drives

Ederina C.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£19.39 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Ederina’s words

“My week can look quite different from one day to the next, moving between hourly visits, live-in placements and overnight care, but what I enjoy most is the companionship side of things. Sitting down for a proper conversation, sharing a meal, or going out for a walk with someone often matters as much as anything else I do. I have been doing this work for over 15 years and completed formal training as a support worker along the way.”

Experience Ederina writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Diabetes
  • Personal care

Speaks Shona as well as English. Outside work, Ederina lists sports.

More carers near Blackburn with Darwen

The next six on the same measure. A carer without reviews is newer to PrimeCarers, not a worse carer, so read the profile and talk to them.

See every carer who could visit Blackburn with Darwen

What families say

What clients in Blackburn with Darwen wrote about their carers

More reviews of carers based near the county, written by clients who booked through PrimeCarers. Each links to the carer it is about.

Live-in carePersonal care

“Thanks to Tracy, Dad was always immaculately dressed and clean, his meals were all home cooked and nutritionally well balanced and his home was always kept really clean and tidy.”

Jackie S., 2025

Photo of carer Tracy O.About Tracy O.Home carer based in Preston
Companionship

“I found Ellie to be kind caring compassionate and punctual and a heart of gold. I felt comfortable in Ellies care.”

Roy A., 2025

Photo of carer Ellie W.About Ellie W.Home carer based in Bury · 2 reviews
Companionship

“Onyeka was professional, exceptionally friendly and put my Grandmother immediately at ease.”

Martyn R., 2024

Photo of carer Onyeka A.About Onyeka A.Home carer based in Leyland

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Blackburn with Darwen

The carers above have the strongest records near Blackburn with Darwen, but the right one for your family depends on the visits you need, so start from those.

  1. 1

    Write down the visits you need

    Half an hour
    What time of day, how long each visit, and what has to happen in it: getting up and washed, tablets, a meal, a walk to the shops. Add anything that has gone wrong before. This becomes your first message to every carer.
  2. 2

    Shortlist two or three carers near Blackburn with Darwen

    Free
    For visits, a short journey matters, because the early and late calls are the ones a long drive puts at risk. Look at where each carer is based, then read their reviews for specific things they did.
  3. 3

    Talk to each one

    This week
    A video call or a visit of twenty minutes is enough. Use the questions below, and let your relative meet them if they can, because how the two of them get on matters as much as experience.
  4. 4

    Start with a trial fortnight

    Weeks 1 and 2
    Agree the visit times, the rate and how you will hear from the carer after each visit. The booking, the agreement between you and the carer, and payments are all set up on PrimeCarers.

Questions to ask a visiting carer

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Experience

The visits

Keeping in touch

What they charge

What the best home carers in Blackburn with Darwen charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.80 to £25 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £20 for Blackburn with Darwen.

Hourly rates for visits in Blackburn with DarwenOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.80 to £25
  2. Carers across Blackburn with DarwenThe middle half of rates£19 to £20
  3. A home care agencyTypical charge for a visit£28 to £35

From carers' own profiles, September 2026. Agency figures are the range we quote across the site.

A visit is charged by the hour, and most families start with one or two visits a day. The cost of home care in Blackburn with Darwen works through what a week comes to, and funding care covers the help available from the council and the NHS.

What we check

What every carer on this page has passed, and what is yours to check

PrimeCarers is an introductory service. We check that a carer is safe to introduce and caring; whether they are right for your relative is your decision, and the profiles above are there to help you make it.

Enhanced DBS, renewed every 18 months

Checked before a carer appears: an enhanced DBS (or PVG in Scotland, Access NI in Northern Ireland) issued within the last 18 months, and it has to be renewed every 18 months while they work through PrimeCarers.

Identity and right to work

Photo identity verified, and the right to work in the UK checked, before the profile goes live.

An online interview

A conversation with our team about their experience and how they approach care. It is not a test of clinical skills.

What we do not verify

Training certificates, qualifications and references. Carers can list these on their profile; ask about them when you talk, and ask to see anything that matters to your relative’s care.

How we vet carers sets out each check in detail.

Questions

Questions families in Blackburn with Darwen ask about choosing a home carer

By what their clients said first, then by their record. We start from every carer who offers visits and is based within about 45 minutes of Blackburn with Darwen, and keep those with a studio portrait and a profile that says enough about them to be useful. They are ordered by their client rating and how many reviews they have, then by whether a client wrote a review we can quote, then by their record with PrimeCarers, their years of experience and the care they have given through us. 4 of the 6 carers profiled here have client reviews, averaging 5.0 out of 5.

Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team. That DBS must have been issued within the last 18 months, and it has to be renewed every 18 months. We check that a carer is caring; their skills, qualifications and training are for you to check with them. How we vet carers sets out each step.

Yes, and it is worth doing. Message the carers you like through PrimeCarers with the visits you need and anything that has been difficult, then arrange a video call or a visit. Talking to a carer is free and nothing is booked until you say so. Most families speak to two or three carers before choosing.

The carers profiled on this page charge £18.80 to £25 an hour, with our fee included. Across Blackburn with Darwen carers charge £19 to £20 an hour, typically £20. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Blackburn with Darwen works through what a week of visits comes to.

All 12 carers on this page list dementia on their profile. A tick on a profile is the carer's own description, so ask each one about the people with dementia they have cared for and what they found hardest. Dementia care at home covers what good support looks like at each stage.

Yes. Between them the carers on this page speak Afrikaans, Krio, Mandinka, Portuguese, Shona and Spanish as well as English, and the search can filter by language. For someone whose first language has come back to them with age or dementia, a carer who shares it can make visits much easier.

Then you choose another, and the same search shows who else is available. For visits, notice under the contract is 48 hours, and PrimeCarers makes no charge to stop or change carer. It helps to agree at the start that the first couple of weeks are a trial for both of you. Our team can help you find someone else in the meantime.

Some can, and their profile says so. Of the carers profiled here, 6 also offer overnight care and 5 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Blackburn with Darwen is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

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Where the nearest carers live

From the profiles of the carers based within about 45 minutes of Blackburn with Darwen

For visits a carer's home town matters: the shorter the drive, the easier it is to cover early and late visits.

Home care by town in Blackburn with Darwen

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