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The best home carers in Leicester

96 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Leicester. 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 November 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 53 carers near Leicester 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. Reviews come from clients who booked through PrimeCarers, screened before they appear and never edited; references carers have added from past clients are not verified.

  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 Leicester

They are based in City of Leicester and Leicester. Six have been caring for ten years or more, and three drive. Between them they have given 11,543 hours of care through PrimeCarers.

Based in City of Leicester · 12 years caring

Tinotenda C.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£19.20 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
11,327 hours of care
In Tinotenda’s words

“Hi, I’m Tinotenda — most people call me Tino. With over 10 years’ experience as a carer, I have developed a genuine passion for supporting people in their own homes. The skills and insights I have gained through caregiving have not only strengthened the relationships I build with clients, but have also enriched my own family life. I am fully committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care grounded in empathy, respect, and kindness.”

Tino was the most wonderfully rounded, empathetic and intuitive person. He not only developed a great relationship with Neville but also had a great working relationship with our existing carer. The whole thing worked extremely well.

Anne H., a client of Tinotenda’s, 2024

Speaks Shona as well as English. Outside work, Tinotenda lists painting, walking, card games and cooking & baking.

See Tinotenda’s full profileOne more review on the profile

Based in Leicester · 14 years caring

Nurse Juliet V.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Nurse’s words

“I am a experienced care worker with excellent communication and organisation skills. Meticulous in different care roles, excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure. I am a naturally patient and very calm individual who has a very good sense of humour and I a a very sociable person. As a carer I get satisfaction knowing that I have made a positive difference in those l care for.”

Juliet was a full time, live in carer for my mother and was integral part of her end of life care. Juliets experience, compassion and kindness was priceless at a really difficult time for us as a family and we we be forever grateful to her for the outstanding care she gave mum,

Lorna F., a client of Nurse’s, 2023

Experience Nurse writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Learning disabilities
  • Brain injury
  • Diabetes

Speaks Shona and Zulu as well as English. Outside work, Nurse lists walking, dancing, card games and cooking & baking.

See Nurse’s full profile

Based in Leicester · 23 years caring

Earther Simomo K.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£19.20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Earther’s words

“Families I've supported over the years often tell me I'm steady, patient and easy to have around, and that's the kind of carer I've tried to be throughout 23 years of live-in and overnight care work based in Leicester.”

Together Earther and I supported her to die at home with great dignity and compassion and him to continue with life. Earther now cares for him at age 93 as his dementia has progressed significantly and as his physical body wanes in its ability. I trust nobody more than Earther to support my friend and we would have only her to care for him, given the choice.

Karen C., a client of Earther’s, 2025

Experience Earther writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Palliative care
  • Arthritis

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

See Earther’s full profileOne more review on the profile

Based in Leicester · 14 years caring · Drives

Dorcas H.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£23.30 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
216 hours of care
In Dorcas’s words

“I am a highly motivated and dedicated care worker with 13 years’ experience in the healthcare sector. l have experience as a health care assistant working at residential homes, hospital and private homes. l have completed my NVQ 2 and l am up to date with all my mandatory care trainings.”

Experience Dorcas writes about

  • Dementia
  • Palliative care
  • Learning disabilities

Speaks Shona and Makaton as well as English. Outside work, Dorcas lists walking, dancing, card games and cooking & baking.

See Dorcas’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Leicester · 18 years caring · Drives

Saneliso G.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20.70 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Saneliso’s words

“Over the years I have worked well over 40 hours a week across several households at once, moving between clients with different needs and never letting any one of them feel like an afterthought. That habit of steady attention has stayed with me through 18 years in care, based in Leicester and working across hourly visits, overnight stays and live-in placements.”

Experience Saneliso writes about

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

Outside work, Saneliso lists walking, card games, cooking & baking and yoga.

See Saneliso’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Leicester · 17 years caring · Drives

Eugene M.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£21.70 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Eugene’s words

“I am a Degree qualified and experienced Adult Nurse with experience in community Nursing, Nursing homes, And E, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Diabetes, Rehab and more. I also have experience as a Domiciliary care worker, Support worker. I work hard to make a difference to help thise who need help to feel better on their recovery journey. I treat each person as an individual and give person centred care to ensure a good quality of life.”

Experience Eugene writes about

  • Diabetes

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

See Eugene’s full profileOne review on the profile

More carers near Leicester

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 Leicester

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Leicester

The carers above have the strongest records near Leicester, 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 Leicester

    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 Leicester charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.80 to £23.30 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £19 for Leicester.

Hourly rates for visits in LeicesterOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.80 to £23.30
  2. Carers across LeicesterThe middle half of rates£19 to £20
  3. A home care agencyTypical charge for a visit£28 to £35

From carers' own profiles, November 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 Leicester 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 their identity, right to work and enhanced DBS, and they record an online interview; 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 recorded online interview, answered in the carer’s own time, about their experience and how they approach care. It is not a test of skills or a guarantee of suitability.

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 check carers sets out each check in detail.

Questions

Questions families in Leicester 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 Leicester, 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 recorded an online interview. That DBS must have been issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years. Their skills, qualifications and training are for you to check with them. How we check 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 £23.30 an hour, with our fee included. Across Leicester 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 Leicester 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 Dutch, Makaton, Polish, Shona, Swahili and Zulu 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 6 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Leicester is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Leicester

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 areas around Leicester

The best home carers in the areas around Leicester

Ready to talk to carers in Leicester?

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