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The best home carers in Croydon

2,695 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Croydon. 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 56 carers near Croydon with a photo on their profile, 52 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 Croydon

They are based in South Croydon and Croydon. Three have been caring for ten years or more. Between them they have given 14,652 hours of care through PrimeCarers.

Based in South Croydon · 15 years caring

Julie C.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£24 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
2,704 hours of care
In Julie’s words

“I am an Independent carer with good cross section of skills including being a qualified reablement assistant and care worker. I have good manners, polite, hard working, motivated and confident individual who is capable of multi-tasking. I have spent much of my life contributing to the on-going support of people just out of hospital, elderly clients and an amputee client.”

Julie is absolutely fabulous. She looks after my mum so well and my mum loves her visits. She is cheerful and jolly and nothing is too much trouble. Julie is flexible and adaptable and doesn’t mind changing plans to help mum. As a family we couldn’t manage without her. Thank you so much.

Susan A., a client of Julie’s, 2019

Experience Julie writes about

  • Coming home from hospital
See Julie’s full profile2 more reviews on the profile

Based in Croydon · 6 years caring

Racheal A.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£21.50 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
4,460 hours of care
In Racheal’s words

“I have been working as a carer with a respected agency for over a year now. I have a passion for looking after and caring for people, especially the elderly. I am a happy person who loves to bring smiles and sunshine into other people's lives by applying my common sense in the discharge of my professional duties. This I achieve, largely due to my ability to communicate effectively with my patients and their families.”

Racheal is a very kind and caring person. Looks after my dad with genuine concern and care. She goes over and above what we ask her to do in making helpful suggestions to aid his physical wellbeing. Racheal is a gem!

Chloe H., a client of Racheal’s, 2020
See Racheal’s full profileOne more review on the profile

Based in Croydon · 9 years caring

Fatuma W.

Client rating
4.6from 5 reviews
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
4,542 hours of care
In Fatuma’s words

“I am an experienced carer who believes in and produces quality standards of work. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, we work hard to arrive at their expectations. As an experienced Health Care Assistant, I am approachable and outgoing. A good team player and an all-rounder who thrives on challenges, taking on and dealing with all projects as required and assisting wherever necessary to ensure all work is dealt with on time.”

She is caring for a blind lady who was nervous of using a carer, but Fatuma has put her client completely at ease, and she never fails to tell me how lucky she is to have Fatuma caring for her. Fatuma takes time to chat as well as carrying out the numerous tasks needed in her morning and evening visits, but never lets her client feel rushed. I can confidently recommend her to others.

Catherine W., a client of Fatuma’s, 2024

Experience Fatuma writes about

  • Hoists
  • Personal care
  • Medication

Outside work, Fatuma lists walking and dancing.

See Fatuma’s full profile4 more reviews on the profile

Based in Croydon · 25 years caring

Sharon R.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Sharon’s words

“My name is Sharon, an ex-nurse who have acquired experiences in care and rehabilitation in both National Health Hospitals and Private Hospitals. My expertise in nursing is Adult Nursing. I have also worked with non-cerbal autistic children, providing personal care, tutoring and rehabilitating them in the community, some of whom have progressed to semi-independent living with assistance.”

I would have given her 6 stars if I had been able. She is really bubbly and puts you at your ease, which is really important in personal care. Once she finishes the key tasks she just gets on with lots of other work without being asked. She is just one of those people that looks around, sees what needs to be done and does it. She is super professional and I would and probably will, work with her again.

Denise D., a client of Sharon’s, 2019

Experience Sharon writes about

  • Autism
  • Personal care
See Sharon’s full profileOne more review on the profile

Based in Croydon · 3 years caring

Khilola A.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£20.30 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
2,935 hours of care
In Khilola’s words

“Since I was ten years old, I have helped look after a family member with epilepsy, and that early experience shaped the way I think about care long before it became my profession. I now offer hourly, live-in and overnight care in Croydon, and I speak English, Russian and Uzbek, which has often helped me connect with families straight away.”

Experience Khilola writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Learning disabilities
  • Autism
  • Diabetes

Speaks Russian and Uzbek as well as English. Outside work, Khilola lists watching TV, music and volunteering.

See Khilola’s full profile3 reviews on the profile

Based in South Croydon · 18 years caring

Cynthia K.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£19.20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Cynthia’s words

“I've always been a sociable person, at my best when I'm with people, cooking for them, dancing or just keeping them company. That love of company has stayed with me through eighteen years of care work, and it's still what drives me today. I'm based in South Croydon, where I offer hourly visiting care and overnight support, and I speak both English and Akan.”

Experience Cynthia writes about

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

Speaks Akan as well as English. Outside work, Cynthia lists dancing, cooking & baking, socialising and music.

See Cynthia’s full profileOne review on the profile

More carers near Croydon

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 Croydon

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Croydon

The carers above have the strongest records near Croydon, 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 Croydon

    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

0 of 9 ticked

Experience

The visits

Keeping in touch

What they charge

What the best home carers in Croydon charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £19.20 to £24 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £20 for Croydon.

Hourly rates for visits in CroydonOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£19.20 to £24
  2. Carers across CroydonThe middle half of rates£19 to £21
  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 Croydon 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 Croydon 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 Croydon, 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 4.9 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 £19.20 to £24 an hour, with our fee included. Across Croydon carers charge £19 to £21 an hour, typically £20. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Croydon 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 Akan, Ganda, Italian, Jamaican, Luganda, Russian, Sign Language and Uzbek 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, 5 also offer overnight care and 3 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Croydon is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Croydon

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 Croydon

The best home carers in the areas around Croydon

Home care by town in Croydon

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

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