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The best home carers in Hackney

51 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Hackney. 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 48 carers near Hackney with a photo on their profile, 44 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 Hackney

They are based in London. Three have been caring for ten years or more, and two drive. Between them they have given 1,177 hours of care through PrimeCarers.

Based in London · 14 years caring · Drives

Aminah M.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
472 hours of care
In Aminah’s words

“Hi, my name is Aminah and I have worked as a care assistant for 12 years I pride myself on offering a caring and flexible service to my clients. I am respectful, reliable honest patient and caring person. Being able to assist someone who is limited in helping themselves fully in their wellbeing is not only rewarding but a great feeling. I have done care in domiciliary care, live-in care, and residential and nursing care.”

She arrived on time was very friendly and nice to chat with and really helped me getting out as I find it very difficult to motivate and go out due to several health problems and very low motivation. I will definitely be meeting up with Aminah on a regular basis. Highly recommended care worker with years of care work experience and very friendly manner. Thank you very much!

Adam G., a client of Aminah’s, 2020

Experience Aminah writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Cooking
See Aminah’s full profile2 more reviews on the profile

Based in London · 15 years caring · Drives

Safiyo M.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£19.20 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
450 hours of care
In Safiyo’s words

“Calm and steady is how I try to show up for the people I care for, day after day. Based in London, I offer hourly, live-in and overnight care, and after fifteen years working with elderly and special needs clients across home visits and hospitals, I have learned that good care often starts with simply being good company. Much of my work centres on companionship: sharing a meal, going for a walk, sitting down for a chat or a game of cards.”

Experience Safiyo writes about

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

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

See Safiyo’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in London · 5 years caring

Shadia N.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
252 hours of care
In Shadia’s words

“My days in London are split between hourly visits and overnight stays, and it is the quieter hours, helping someone settle for the night or sitting with them over breakfast, that I find most rewarding. There is something in that steady, unhurried pace that lets me really pay attention to how a person is doing, not just what needs doing. I am currently in my final year training as a student nurse, and that has sharpened the way I work day to day.”

Experience Shadia writes about

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

Speaks Ganda as well as English. Outside work, Shadia lists walking, dancing, card games and photography.

See Shadia’s full profileOne review on the profile

Sarah K.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Sarah’s words

“There is a particular kind of satisfaction in a bed made properly and a meal cooked the way someone actually likes it, not just any meal, but theirs, the way they have always had it. That attention to the small things is what I have built my work around, offering hourly visiting care, live-in care and overnight care, and speaking both English and Swahili, which has opened doors with a good many families over the years.”

Experience Sarah writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Palliative care
  • Learning disabilities

Speaks Swahili as well as English.

See Sarah’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in London · 20 years caring

Donnette B.

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

“I am a compassionate and dedicated carer who focuses on person-centred support, promoting independence, dignity, and emotional wellbeing. I build trust through patience, reassurance, and meaningful engagement, helping clients feel safe, valued, and understood in every interaction.”

Outside work, Donnette lists walking, dancing, cooking & baking and decorating.

See Donnette’s full profile

Based in London · 8 years caring

Jane O.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£20.20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Jane’s words

“I am a hard-working, organized and reliable individual, with several years of experience within various health and social care settings. Through my previous and current employment, I have gained experience that highlights the importance of tailoring care to individual needs of each patient, as well as the importance of paying attention to detail within a high-pressure environment.”

Outside work, Jane lists walking and decorating.

See Jane’s full profile

More carers near Hackney

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 Hackney

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Hackney

The carers above have the strongest records near Hackney, 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 Hackney

    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 Hackney charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.80 to £20.20 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £19 for Hackney.

Hourly rates for visits in HackneyOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.80 to £20.20
  2. Carers across HackneyThe 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 Hackney 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 Hackney 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 Hackney, 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 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 £20.20 an hour, with our fee included. Across Hackney 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 Hackney 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 Bengali, Ganda, Swahili 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, 6 also offer overnight care and 4 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Hackney is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Hackney

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 Hackney

The best home carers in the areas around Hackney

Home care by town in Hackney

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

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