Live-in careHammersmith and FulhamWormwood Scrubs
Live-in care in Wormwood Scrubs
170 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Wormwood Scrubs. Typical rate £1,066 a week, our fee included. Compare profiles and reviews free.
178 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Wormwood Scrubs
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Live-in carer profiles near Wormwood Scrubs
£1,066 a week
typical week from carers within 25 miles of Wormwood Scrubs, our fee included
£152
a day
Tyler A.Based in London · less than 2 miles away · 3 years experience£140a day
Daphine M.Based in London · less than 2 miles away · 21 years experience£150a day
Dimitra K.Based in London · less than 2 miles away · 4 years experience£158a day
Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.
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The live-in carers based closest to Wormwood Scrubs
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178 live-in carers are based within 25 miles of Wormwood Scrubs, and any of them could come to Wormwood Scrubs
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See live-in carers for Wormwood ScrubsWhat families say
What clients say about carers near Wormwood Scrubs
Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Wormwood Scrubs, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Wormwood Scrubs. Each links to the carer’s profile.
“She has an unusual combination of kindness and firmness, is quite unflappable, physically strong, extremely savvy”
Hiram S., 2025
About Janet F.Live-in carer based in London · 3 reviews“I have often referred to Jayne as a godsend, really taking the load off my shoulders. She takes real pride in being a carer and it really shows.”
Sybil C., 2026
About Jayne O.Live-in carer based in unknown · 2 reviews“Maria has been absolutely amazing with my father, she has help to maintain his weight and put a smile back on his face.”
Kirsty E., 2024
About Maria Jose F.Live-in carer based in London · 2 reviews“The quality of life that she's given my parents has been priceless. The peace of mind she's given my sisters and I, through a very difficult time, has been invaluable.”
John M., 2026
About Liliana S.Live-in carer based in London · 5 reviews“The interaction she gives my mother is incredible, singing, dancing, taking her to groups, on plenty of walks which mum always loves.”
Naomi C., 2022
About Joyce C.Live-in carer based in Greater London · 4 reviewsReviews come from families who booked through PrimeCarers, or are references carers have added from past clients. We check reviews before they appear and never edit them, but we do not verify references. Read more client reviews.
What it costs
What live-in care costs in Wormwood Scrubs, against the alternatives
A typical live-in week is £1,066 from carers within 25 miles of Wormwood Scrubs, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,155. Here is where that sits against a care home.
- Live-in care in Hammersmith and Fulhamtypical advertised week£1,066
- A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
- Care home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,160
- Nursing home, England averageone resident, before extras£1,410
- A couple in a care hometwo fees£2,320
Care home figures are averages for England; too few homes in Hammersmith and Fulham publish a fee for a local median. Fees vary widely between homes. At home you keep paying the household bills and the carer's food, so add those before you compare.
For a couple the gap is wide: one live-in carer for both of you is about £1,350 a week, and a care home charges two fees.
Past about 35 hours a week of visits, live-in care costs about the same and somebody is there all day.
The full figures, an estimator and what changes the priceLevel of need, couples, nights, days the family covers, and what to agree before the carer arrives.
The cost of live-in care in Hammersmith and FulhamWormwood Scrubs in numbers
Live-in care in Wormwood Scrubs: the local picture
170 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Wormwood Scrubs town centre, and 178 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,066, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,015 and £1,155. Wormwood Scrubs is in the Hammersmith and Fulham council area, where 2,512 people are aged 85 or over: 1.3% of residents, fewer than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).
A live-in carer moves into the home in Wormwood Scrubs and is there day and night: personal care, meals, medicines prompted at the right times, company, and someone in the house overnight. On PrimeCarers you choose the carer yourself from the profiles of those who can reach Wormwood Scrubs, agree the rate on their profile, and we set up the contract and the weekly payments. Families arrange it after an operation or a hospital stay, for dementia, for a couple, or when visits are no longer enough. How live-in care works goes through it step by step.
From carers' own profiles, October 2026. Distances are straight-line, from the centre of Wormwood Scrubs to where each carer says they live. Counts are the live-in carers with a photo and a live-in rate that our area searches return, at most 100 per area, so busy areas have more. Rates include our fee and are advertised day rates multiplied by seven; typical means the median. Availability for your dates needs confirming with each carer.
How to arrange it
From this page to a live-in carer in Wormwood Scrubs
Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.
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Agree the rate and a start date
A few daysThe rate on the profile is the price. The contract, weekly invoicing and payment are set up on PrimeCarers. - 4
The carer moves in
Week 1Most live-in carers work stints of two to six weeks, so agree early who covers their breaks.
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Charlotte helps families in Wormwood Scrubs arrange live-in care
Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, whether a live-in carer is the right answer or hourly visits would do, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Charlotte has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Wormwood Scrubs might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Help paying
Help with the cost of live-in care in Wormwood Scrubs
Wormwood Scrubs is in the Hammersmith and Fulham council area. Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Hammersmith and Fulham direct payments and council funding covers the authority at the town centre; check your home postcode if you live near a boundary.
Depending on needs, Attendance Allowance and NHS Continuing Healthcare can help too, and so can pensions, savings and the value in a home.
Around Wormwood Scrubs
Live-in care around Wormwood Scrubs
Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Wormwood Scrubs as much as to Wormwood Scrubs itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.
Live-in care in the towns around Wormwood Scrubs
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- Live-in care in White Citynext door
- Live-in care in Old Oak Common1 mile
- Live-in care in Shepherds Bush1 mile
- Live-in care in North Kensington (Kensington and Chelsea)1 mile
- Live-in care in Notting Hill (Kensington and Chelsea)1 mile
- Live-in care in Kensal Green (Brent)1 mile
- Live-in care in Harlesden (Brent)1 mile
- Live-in care in Acton (Ealing)2 miles
More about live-in care in Hammersmith and Fulham
Local guides explain costs, funding and choosing a carer
Live-in care elsewhere in Hammersmith and Fulham
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Questions
Questions families in Wormwood Scrubs ask about live-in care
A typical week is £1,066 from carers within 25 miles of Wormwood Scrubs, with our fee included: about £152 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,015 and £1,155 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Hammersmith and Fulham has an estimator.
Yes. 170 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Wormwood Scrubs, and 178 within 25 miles; the nearest lives less than 2 miles away. Live-in carers move in for the placement, so carers from further away can come too. A profile does not confirm availability: check dates with each carer.
For one person they are close. A typical live-in week is £1,066, and the average care home in England charges £1,160 a week, or £1,410 with nursing. At home you also pay the household bills and the carer's food. For a couple, one live-in carer costs about £1,350 a week for both, while a care home charges two fees. The care home comparison has a calculator.
Wormwood Scrubs is in the Hammersmith and Fulham council area. Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Hammersmith and Fulham direct payments and council funding explains the local route. Check which council covers your home postcode if you live near a boundary.
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