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The best home carers in Leicester

3,193 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 September 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 52 carers near Leicester with a photo on their profile, 49 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 Leicester

They are based in Leicester, Blaby and Coventry. Five have been caring for ten years or more, and two drive.

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 · 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

10 years caring

Aziza A.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£17 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
54 hours of care
In Aziza’s words

“Families often tell me I bring a calm, steady presence into their home. I listen first, then settle into whatever routine suits the person I'm supporting. That steadiness matters most on harder days, whether it's a spell of confusion, low mood, or simply feeling unwell. Over ten years, I've supported people with a wide range of conditions, including dementia, stroke, Parkinson's, arthritis, and heart and respiratory illness.”

Experience Aziza writes about

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

Speaks Swahili as well as English. Outside work, Aziza lists walking, card games, puzzles and decorating.

See Aziza’s full profile3 reviews on the profile

Based in Blaby · 26 years caring

Judith M.

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

“What draws me to this work is simple: I enjoy making a positive difference in people's lives, and there is a real sense of purpose in helping someone feel safe, comfortable and a little more independent each day. I offer hourly, live-in and overnight care in Blaby, and after 26 years in the profession I have learned that the small moments, sitting, listening, sharing a meal, often matter more than anything else.”

Experience Judith writes about

  • Dementia
  • Palliative care
  • Mental health
  • Cooking

Speaks Shona as well as English.

See Judith’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Coventry · 9 years caring · Drives

Michelle J.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£19.30 an hour, our fee included
In Michelle’s words

“I have been providing hourly and visiting care around Coventry for nine years now, and in that time I have supported people through a huge range of circumstances, from dementia and Parkinson's to stroke recovery, diabetes, heart disease and end of life care. That breadth means I rarely feel out of my depth.”

Experience Michelle writes about

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

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

See Michelle’s full profile2 reviews 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 £17 to £20.70 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£17 to £20.70
  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, September 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 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, kept up to date

Checked before a carer appears and kept on the DBS Update Service, monitored for as long as 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 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 had an online interview with our team. Their DBS is then kept on the Update Service and monitored for as long as they work through us. 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 £17 to £20.70 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, Luganda, Makaton, Shona, Swahili, Swedish 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, 5 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 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

  • Home care in Leicester32 carers
  • City of Leicester5 carers
  • Coventry4 carers
  • Coalville3 carers
  • Wigston3 carers
  • Loughborough2 carers

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 Leicester

The best home carers in the areas around Leicester

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