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The best home carers in Leicestershire

1,320 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Leicestershire. 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 October 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 52 carers near Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire

They are based in Leicester, North Northamptonshire, Coventry, City of Leicester and Corby. Two have been caring for ten years or more, and four drive.

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 North Northamptonshire · 14 years caring

Calvin M.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£22.50 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Calvin’s words

“My working week can look quite different from one day to the next: some clients need a few hours of visiting care, others have me living in, and some need someone steady overnight. I have built my working life around this kind of flexibility over 14 years, based in North Northamptonshire, and I have come to enjoy the variety it brings, especially the chance to settle into a client's routine and become part of their week.”

Experience Calvin writes about

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

Speaks German, Spanish and Shona as well as English. Outside work, Calvin lists walking, dancing, card games and cooking & baking.

See Calvin’s full profile2 reviews 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

8 years caring · Drives

Edith Raymonde B.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£18 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Edith’s words

“Hello, my name is Edith Brou and I have lived in the UK since 2002. I am married with 2 lovely boys and I live in Corby, Northamptonshire. I am an experienced support worker with good communication and team working skills. I have experience working with children(that have learning disabilities), young people as well as adults, I have developed strong skills in supporting people in palliative care whilst in safe atmospheres for each individual needs.”

Experience Edith writes about

  • Palliative care
  • Learning disabilities

Speaks French as well as English. Outside work, Edith lists walking, dancing, card games and cooking & baking.

See Edith’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in City of Leicester · 8 years caring

Gertrude Rose S.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
In Gertrude’s words

“One of the things I find most rewarding is sitting down with a client and talking about their hobbies, whether it's gardening, puzzles or an old dance they used to love. It helps me understand them properly, and often it opens the door to trying something new together.”

Experience Gertrude writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Mental health
  • Diabetes

Speaks Swedish and Luganda as well as English. Outside work, Gertrude lists walking, dancing, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Gertrude’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Corby · 8 years caring · Drives

Millie M.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£20.30 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Millie’s words

“What suits me about care work is watching someone grow in confidence and get more out of their day, and that's what keeps me motivated eight years on. I'm based in Corby and offer hourly and overnight care, and over the years I've supported people with dementia, brain injuries, learning disabilities and autism, as well as stroke, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and physical disability.”

Experience Millie writes about

  • Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Learning disabilities
  • Autism
  • Brain injury
  • Hoists
See Millie’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

More carers near Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Leicestershire

The carers above have the strongest records near Leicestershire, 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 Leicestershire

    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 Leicestershire charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18 to £22.50 an hour with our fee included, a little above the typical £19 for Leicestershire.

Hourly rates for visits in LeicestershireOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18 to £22.50
  2. Carers across LeicestershireThe middle half of rates£19 to £21
  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 Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire, 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. 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 to £22.50 an hour, with our fee included. Across Leicestershire carers charge £19 to £21 an hour, typically £19. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Leicestershire 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, French, German, Luganda, Makaton, Polish, Shona, Spanish, Swedish 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 2 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Leicestershire is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Leicestershire

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 Leicestershire

The best home carers in the areas around Leicestershire

Home care by town in Leicestershire

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

Ready to talk to carers in Leicestershire?

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