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The best home carers in Nottinghamshire

33 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Nottinghamshire. This page profiles the six with the strongest record, starting with the three 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 31 carers near Nottinghamshire with a photo on their profile, 28 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 Nottinghamshire

They are based in Chesterfield, Mansfield, Nottingham and Shirebrook. Two have been caring for ten years or more, and four drive. Between them they have given 507 hours of care through PrimeCarers.

Based in Chesterfield · 18 years caring · Drives

Ernest C.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£19.20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Ernest’s words

“I once accompanied a district nurse on a home visit the day after a patient had been discharged from hospital. Within minutes, the situation became one no carer hopes to face, and what mattered most was staying calm and keeping the person's dignity intact.”

Ernest is an amazing professional carer who delivers care from the heart.

Melanie B., a client of Ernest’s, 2024

Experience Ernest writes about

  • Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Arthritis
  • Coming home from hospital
  • Hoists

Outside work, Ernest lists walking, card games, gardening and photography.

See Ernest’s full profile

Based in Mansfield · 4 years caring

Nelly L.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Nelly’s words

“I've spent the past four years building my care experience steadily, including a year supporting one client across both their own home and a care home, which taught me how to adapt to different settings while keeping a routine that felt familiar and steady for them. I've also completed several training courses in support and care, which has deepened how I understand and respond to people's needs.”

Experience Nelly writes about

  • Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care
  • Cooking

Speaks French as well as English. Outside work, Nelly lists painting, walking, dancing and cooking & baking.

See Nelly’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Nottingham · 2 years caring · Drives

Sinthuja G.

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

“My start in care was three months of focused training, followed by over two years as a healthcare support assistant in a hospital setting. That grounding taught me steady routines and calm handling of all kinds of situations. For the past two years I have also supported people in their own homes here in Nottingham, offering hourly visiting care and building real trust along the way. I am patient by nature and easy to be around.”

Experience Sinthuja writes about

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

Speaks Tamil as well as English. Outside work, Sinthuja lists card games, reading, watching TV and music.

See Sinthuja’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Shirebrook · 5 years caring · Drives

Zukiswa T.

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

“My working week in Shirebrook is built around hourly visits, overnight stays and live-in placements, and the care I enjoy most is the kind that cannot be rushed, sitting with someone rather than simply ticking off a checklist.”

Experience Zukiswa writes about

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

Speaks Afrikaans as well as English.

See Zukiswa’s full profile

Based in Nottingham · 12 years caring

Francisco H.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£25 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
504 hours of care
In Francisco’s words

“So am very experienced, responsible, and dedicated carer! I got a Care Certificate, and all the Mandatory courses and training are up to date. I enjoy cooking and I cook all the meals from fresh ingredient, and I also speak German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese fluently. In my free time, I enjoy to read a good book, movies, Internet, walks on the Nature, classical music. Am very sure that true my skills will be providing you with the Best of care!”

Experience Francisco writes about

  • Cooking

Speaks German, Spanish and Italian as well as English.

See Francisco’s full profile

Based in Chesterfield · 8 years caring · Drives

Mercy M.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£21.90 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Mercy’s words

“I began caring for a private client back in 2015, while I was still a student, fitting visits around lectures and assignments. It taught me early on that care has to be reliable, whatever else is going on, and that steadiness is something people notice and rely on.”

Experience Mercy writes about

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

Outside work, Mercy lists walking, cooking & baking, puzzles and decorating.

See Mercy’s full profile

More carers near Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Nottinghamshire

The carers above have the strongest records near Nottinghamshire, 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 Nottinghamshire

    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 Nottinghamshire charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.80 to £25 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £20 for Nottinghamshire.

Hourly rates for visits in NottinghamshireOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.80 to £25
  2. Carers across NottinghamshireThe 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 Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, 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. 3 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 £25 an hour, with our fee included. Across Nottinghamshire carers charge £19 to £21 an hour, typically £20. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Nottinghamshire 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, Arabic, French, GA, German, Hausa, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Tamil, Twi 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 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 Nottinghamshire is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Nottinghamshire

Where the nearest carers live

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

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 Nottinghamshire

The best home carers in the areas around Nottinghamshire

Home care by town in Nottinghamshire

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

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