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The best home carers in Gloucestershire

1,200 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Gloucestershire. This page profiles the six with the strongest record, starting with the five 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 45 carers near Gloucestershire with a photo on their profile, 42 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 Gloucestershire

They are based in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bristol, Worcester and Ruardean. Five have been caring for ten years or more, and six drive. Between them they have given 1,595 hours of care through PrimeCarers.

Based in Gloucester · 22 years caring · Drives

Sadie R.

Client rating
5.0from 8 reviews
Hourly rate
£28 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
1,580 hours of care
In Sadie’s words

“I am an experienced, self‑employed carer based in Gloucester, providing hourly and if available, overnight support across the Gloucestershire area. With over 22 years in the care sector, I began my career at Cheltenham General Hospital before moving into home‑based care, where I am able to offer consistent, personalised and high‑quality support.”

Sadie has made such a difference for, not only, our mother over the last couple of months, but for the rest of the family too. Altzheimers isn't any easy thing for anyone to deal with, either directly or indirectly, and just being able to rely on a caring professional to guide us through the good and the bad times has been useful for all concerned.

Keith S., a client of Sadie’s, 2024

Experience Sadie writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Arthritis
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care

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

See Sadie’s full profile7 more reviews on the profile

Based in Cheltenham · 17 years caring · Drives

Aisha S.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£25 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Aisha’s words

“Over 17 years of care work, I have learned that the practical side of the job, the medication reminders and personal care, matters most when it sits alongside genuine company. That balance is what has kept me in this line of work, and it shapes how I support people across Cheltenham through hourly visits and overnight care.”

Experience Aisha writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Mental health
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • PEG feeding

Outside work, Aisha lists walking, cooking & baking, puzzles and socialising.

See Aisha’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Bristol · 10 years caring · Drives

Kimberley O.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£25 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Kimberley’s words

“Hello, my name is Kimberley and I am a self-employed professional private carer that has just moved to Bristol from Bournemouth. I have extensive experience working in health and social care (6+ years), and have been self-employed as a private carer for almost 3 years. I have supported adults with learning difficulties and disabilities, mental health conditions (children and adults), and domiciliary care for the elderly.”

Experience Kimberley writes about

  • Mental health
  • Medication

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

See Kimberley’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Bristol · 10 years caring · Drives

Donna Olivia S.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Donna’s words

“I have spent over ten years working in care homes and hospitals, and that time has shaped how I approach every visit now that I offer hourly and overnight care around Bristol. Care suits me because I like the steadiness of it, showing up, paying attention, and helping someone through their day with as little fuss as possible.”

Experience Donna writes about

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

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

See Donna’s full profile3 reviews on the profile

Based in Worcester · 2 years caring · Drives

Nasimat T.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£19 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Nasimat’s words

“My working week is a mix of hourly visits and overnight stays around Worcester, and it's the quieter moments I enjoy most, sitting down with a cup of tea and a proper chat, or helping someone get settled for the night knowing they feel safe. I've spent two years supporting people with dementia, Parkinson's, stroke recovery and a range of other conditions, and in that time I've learned that good care is as much about company as it is about tasks.”

Experience Nasimat writes about

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

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

See Nasimat’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Ruardean · 20 years caring · Drives

Hannah D.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£22 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Hannah’s words

“When I am not caring for someone, you will likely find me with a paintbrush in hand or a camera around my neck, and I keep a scrapbook of the little moments that matter along the way. I bring that same eye for detail into my work as a carer in Ruardean, offering hourly and overnight support since 2003.”

Experience Hannah writes about

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

Outside work, Hannah lists painting, walking, card games and cooking & baking.

See Hannah’s full profile

More carers near Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Gloucestershire

The carers above have the strongest records near Gloucestershire, 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 Gloucestershire

    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 Gloucestershire charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.80 to £28 an hour with our fee included, a little above the typical £21 for Gloucestershire.

Hourly rates for visits in GloucestershireOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.80 to £28
  2. Carers across GloucestershireThe middle half of rates£19 to £24
  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 Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire, 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. 5 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 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 £28 an hour, with our fee included. Across Gloucestershire carers charge £19 to £24 an hour, typically £21. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Gloucestershire 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, French, German, Igbo, Malayalam, Polish, Russian 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 0 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Gloucestershire is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Gloucestershire

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 Gloucestershire

The best home carers in the areas around Gloucestershire

Home care by town in Gloucestershire

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

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