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Live-in care in Isle of Dogs

226 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs. Typical rate £1,047 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,519.

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226 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Isle of Dogs

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Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.

What families say

What clients say about carers near Isle of Dogs

Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Isle of Dogs, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Isle of Dogs. Each links to the carer’s profile.

Companionship

“You don't just provide care; you create a warm, supportive environment where he feels safe, respected, and truly understood.”

Fagr A., 2025

Photo of carer Faith A.About Faith A.Live-in carer based in London
Live-in carePalliative care

“My mum's last few months were most definitely a lot easier with Carla there for both my mum and for me; She is an empathetic listener and also gives very sound advice.”

Jackie D., 2021

Photo of carer Carla A.About Carla A.Live-in carer based in Greater London · 5 reviews
Palliative careCompanionship

“Charity would take Nan on holidays day trips and shopping adventures”

Bateman S., 2022

Photo of carer Charity N.About Charity N.Live-in carer based in Ilford · 2 reviews
Live-in careCooking

“Shamillah prepared and cooked delicious and interesting meals for Dad, and coaxed him to eat & drink, even when he was reluctant to do so.”

Helen D., 2023

Photo of carer Shamillah S.About Shamillah S.Live-in carer based in Dagenham

Reviews 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 Isle of Dogs, against the alternatives

A typical live-in week is £1,047 from carers within 25 miles of Isle of Dogs, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,002 to £1,120. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.

A week of care within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs, on one scaleWeekly cost, our fee included where it applies
  1. Live-in care within 10 miles of Isle of Dogstypical advertised week£1,047
  2. A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
  3. Care home within 10 miles of Isle of Dogsmedian of 17 homes that publish fees£1,519
  4. Nursing home within 10 miles of Isle of Dogsmedian of 9 homes that publish fees£1,970
  5. A couple in a care hometwo fees£3,038

Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs, before extras. Homes that do not publish a fee are not counted, and fees vary widely between homes. At home you keep paying the household bills and the carer's food, so add those before you compare.

673care homes within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs
1,448home care agencies within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs

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 Tower Hamlets

Isle of Dogs in numbers

Live-in care in Isle of Dogs: the local picture

226 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs town centre. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,047, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,002 and £1,120. Within 10 miles there are 673 care homes and 1,448 home care agencies. The 17 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,519 a week for a residential room and £1,970 with nursing. The 51 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,450 a week. Isle of Dogs is in the Tower Hamlets council area, where 2,101 people are aged 85 or over: 0.6% of residents, fewer than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).

A live-in carer moves into the home in Isle of Dogs 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 Isle of Dogs, 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 Isle of Dogs 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 Isle of Dogs

Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.

  1. 1

    Search live-in carers for Isle of Dogs

    Free
    The results show carers offering live-in care who can reach Isle of Dogs, with their rate, experience and reviews.
  2. 2

    Talk to two or three

    This week
    Message them with a short description of a typical day, then decide on a video call or a visit.
  3. 3

    Agree the rate and a start date

    A few days
    The rate on the profile is the price. The contract, weekly invoicing and payment are set up on PrimeCarers.
  4. 4

    The carer moves in

    Week 1
    Most live-in carers work stints of two to six weeks, so agree early who covers their breaks.

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Charlotte, account manager at PrimeCarers

Charlotte

Account manager for families in Isle of Dogs

Charlotte helps families in Isle of Dogs 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 Isle of Dogs might suit, though the choice is always yours.

Help paying

Help with the cost of live-in care in Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs is in the Tower Hamlets 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. Tower Hamlets 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 Isle of Dogs

Live-in care around Isle of Dogs

Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Isle of Dogs as much as to Isle of Dogs itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.

Questions

Questions families in Isle of Dogs ask about live-in care

A typical week is £1,047 from carers within 25 miles of Isle of Dogs, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,002 and £1,120 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Tower Hamlets has an estimator.

Yes. 226 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs, and 226 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 £1,047, and the 17 care homes within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs that publish their fees charge a median of £1,519 a week for residential care, or £1,970 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.

The 51 home care agencies within 10 miles of Isle of Dogs that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,450 a week. An agency employs the carer and chooses who comes. On PrimeCarers you choose a self-employed carer yourself and pay the rate on their profile, typically £1,047 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.

Isle of Dogs is in the Tower Hamlets 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. Tower Hamlets 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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