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The best home carers in Durham

55 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Durham. 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 October 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 49 carers near Durham with a photo on their profile, 46 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 Durham

They are based in Newton Aycliffe, Wallsend, Billingham, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees and nearby. Four have been caring for ten years or more, and four drive. Between them they have given 840 hours of care through PrimeCarers.

Based in Newton Aycliffe · 9 years caring · Drives

Petty Tutsirai C.

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

“I love my care giving job so much because I feel happy everytime I make a difference in someone's life. Leaving someone comfortable in his or her house is always very nice and I look forward to doing that everytime. I love helping clients with their everyday needs like washing cooking toileting medication administering companion and also exercising to keep them fit. So I love my job so much.”

Petty introduced herself to Mum every time she was caring for her and responded very quickly to Mum if she was distressed in the night. We would not have been able to get Mum home out of hospital had it not been for such a professional and dedicated person. We thoroughly recommend Petty as a first-class carer.

Judith W., a client of Petty’s, 2026

Experience Petty writes about

  • Medication
  • Cooking
See Petty’s full profile

Based in Wallsend · 15 years caring · Drives

David R.

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

“Hello My Name is David With over 16 years of dedicated experience in private care, I have had the privilege of providing compassionate, high-quality support to clients with diverse needs and conditions. My expertise spans a wide range of health challenges, from chronic illness and neurological disorders to post-operative care and age-related conditions.”

Experience David writes about

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

Outside work, David lists walking, dancing, puzzles and socialising.

See David’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Billingham · 27 years caring

United D.

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

“I have been a care support worker for over 27 years now, and I still very much enjoy the work. That says a lot, I think, because this job asks a great deal of you, but I have never lost the satisfaction of knowing my clients are safe, comfortable and treated with dignity. I am based in Billingham and offer hourly visiting care as well as overnight care.”

Experience United writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Arthritis
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care
See United’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Hartlepool · 5 years caring

Vetakumisa K.

Client rating
4.5from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£18.60 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Vetakumisa’s words

“Five years in home care in Hartlepool have taught me that the small, practical things matter most: knowing how to use a hoist safely, dressing a wound properly, or simply sitting with someone who needs a familiar face more than anything else. That grounding in the practical side of care means families can trust me with the details as well as the bigger picture.”

Experience Vetakumisa writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Hoists
  • Catheter and stoma care

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

See Vetakumisa’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Stockton-on-Tees · 22 years caring · Drives

Rose K.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
840 hours of care
In Rose’s words

“My weeks are usually a mix of hourly visits and longer live-in placements, and it is the companionship side of the work I enjoy most, sitting down with a cup of tea, cooking a meal together, or just being there for a proper conversation.”

Experience Rose writes about

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

Outside work, Rose lists walking, dancing, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Rose’s full profile

Based in Gateshead · 22 years caring · Drives

Adam G.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£19.20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Adam’s words

“My working week is varied, moving between hourly visits, live-in placements and overnight care across Gateshead, and what I enjoy most is the steadier work, sitting with someone over a proper meal or a game, and getting to know their routines well enough to anticipate what they need. That variety suits me after 22 years in this work.”

Experience Adam writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Motor neurone disease
  • Palliative care

Outside work, Adam lists walking, cooking & baking, puzzles and knitting.

See Adam’s full profile

More carers near Durham

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 Durham

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Durham

The carers above have the strongest records near Durham, 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 Durham

    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 Durham charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.60 to £20 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £19 for Durham.

Hourly rates for visits in DurhamOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.60 to £20
  2. Carers across DurhamThe middle half of rates£19 to £20
  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 Durham 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 Durham 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 Durham, 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 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 £18.60 to £20 an hour, with our fee included. Across Durham carers charge £19 to £20 an hour, typically £19. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Durham 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 Finnish, French, Igbo 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, 4 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 Durham is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Durham

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 Durham

The best home carers in the areas around Durham

Home care by town in Durham

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

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