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The best home carers in Buckinghamshire

1,566 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Buckinghamshire. This page profiles the six with the strongest record, and every one of them has 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 October 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 55 carers near Buckinghamshire with a photo on their profile, 48 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 Buckinghamshire

They are based in Buckingham, Bicester, Dunstable, Chesham and Hemel Hempstead and nearby. Four have been caring for ten years or more, and four drive.

Based in Buckingham · 30 years caring · Drives

Catherine O.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
In Catherine’s words

“Every week brings a different mix of visits for me, and what I enjoy most is settling into someone's home and finding out how they like things done, whether that's a cup of tea a particular way or knowing exactly where the sponges and utensils belong. I offer hourly visiting care around Buckingham and have spent 30 years in this work, moving between nursing homes, schools and private homes, which has given me a real feel for supporting people of any age.”

She never felt like a nanny, more like family - who to this date we sorely miss. She continues to be our source of advice and we have kept in touch. The twins can't forget her and we don't want them to lose that connection with her. Hers will be hard shoes to fill!

Safina and mohammed L., a client of Catherine’s, 2024

Experience Catherine writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Motor neurone disease
  • Medication

Outside work, Catherine lists painting, cooking & baking, decorating and gardening.

See Catherine’s full profile2 more reviews on the profile

Based in Bicester · 20 years caring

Mary W.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£21 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Mary’s words

“Twenty years in this work have taught me that it suits people who are steady and unhurried, and I think that describes me well. I offer hourly visiting care and overnight care around Bicester, and in that time I've supported people through dementia, stroke, heart disease, cancer and the everyday realities of poor mobility, so I rarely feel out of my depth when a family calls on me.”

Experience Mary writes about

  • Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Hoists
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Cooking

Outside work, Mary lists walking, cooking & baking, gardening and socialising.

See Mary’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Dunstable · 14 years caring · Drives

Monicah D.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
177 hours of care
In Monicah’s words

“I would describe myself as kind and empathetic, which enables me to form good relationships with my clients, ensuring they feel safe and secure while in my care. however, Im equally very professional and reliable, so as an employee I can guarantee i will be punctual and maintain the same work ethic I have expressed from the beginning up until the end.”

See Monicah’s full profile3 reviews on the profile

Based in Chesham · 22 years caring · Drives

Joanna S.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
In Joanna’s words

“Care has been my working life for over twenty two years, and in that time I've learned that it's the small, practical things that matter most to people. I'm based in Chesham and offer hourly and visiting care, and across my career I've supported clients through dementia, stroke, Parkinson's, motor neurone disease, respiratory illness and many other conditions, alongside end of life care and support after surgery or a fall.”

Experience Joanna writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Motor neurone disease
  • Palliative care
  • Catheter and stoma care

Outside work, Joanna lists walking, card games, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Joanna’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Hemel Hempstead · 6 years caring · Drives

Emmanuela A.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Emmanuela’s words

“Hi, my name is Emmanuela. I have been a carer for 6 years and Lot of experience working with people with dementia, Alzheimer and mental health. I also have lots of experience assisting clients with their personal care, medication, cooking, food shopping, taking them on outings, and wheelchair-using and using hoists.”

Experience Emmanuela writes about

  • Dementia
  • Learning disabilities
  • Autism
  • Mental health
  • Hoists
  • Personal care

Speaks Italian and Twi as well as English. Outside work, Emmanuela lists walking, dancing, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Emmanuela’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Milton Keynes · 2 years caring

Temiloluwa Justina O.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£25 an hour, our fee included
In Temiloluwa’s words

“When someone I support is deaf, I make sure we can actually communicate, not just get by. I use sign language, and I have found that small effort makes a real difference to how safe and understood someone feels.”

Experience Temiloluwa writes about

  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Arthritis
  • Hoists
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care

Outside work, Temiloluwa lists walking, dancing, decorating and DIY.

See Temiloluwa’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

More carers near Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Buckinghamshire

The carers above have the strongest records near Buckinghamshire, 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 Buckinghamshire

    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 Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire.

Hourly rates for visits in BuckinghamshireOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.80 to £25
  2. Carers across BuckinghamshireThe middle half of rates£19 to £22
  3. A home care agencyTypical charge for a visit£28 to £35

From carers' own profiles, October 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 Buckinghamshire 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 2 years

Checked before a carer appears: an enhanced DBS (or PVG in Scotland, Access NI in Northern Ireland) issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years 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 Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire, 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. All 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 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years. 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 Buckinghamshire carers charge £19 to £22 an hour, typically £20. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Buckinghamshire works through what a week of visits comes to.

11 of the 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, Akan, Dutch, FANTE, German, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Twi, Urdu and Yoruba 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, 3 also offer overnight care and 1 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Buckinghamshire is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Buckinghamshire

Where the nearest carers live

From the profiles of the carers based within about 45 minutes of Buckinghamshire

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

Home care in the counties around Buckinghamshire

The best home carers in the areas around Buckinghamshire

Home care by town in Buckinghamshire

Each town page shows the carers who list it as home, with their rates and reviews.

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