Can the local authority pay for home care?

It can, depending on the outcome of two assessments. London Borough of Ealing first establishes whether the assessed needs meet national eligibility criteria, then carries out a financial assessment covering income, savings and property. Anyone with capital above the upper threshold will normally pay for their own support, while those below may receive full or partial funding with a contribution from their income. Ask about direct payments, which let the person choose their own agency rather than accepting an allocated one.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Greenford?

Contact London Borough of Ealing and ask its adult social care team for a care needs assessment, either online or by telephone. The assessment is free, it is not means tested, and anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to request one. If the person is currently in hospital, the discharge team can begin the process from the ward. Ask for a written copy of the care and support plan that results.

How far in advance should we start looking for home care?

Start as soon as it becomes clear that managing alone is becoming unsafe or exhausting, rather than waiting for a fall or an admission. Assessments take time, and agencies do not always have capacity in the particular time slots a household needs, especially early mornings and evenings. Beginning a few weeks ahead allows you to compare providers and agree a schedule that actually fits. Where a hospital discharge is imminent, tell the discharge team which agencies you are considering.

Which home care agencies in Greenford are listed here?

Twenty registered agencies match this search, and each has its own profile on this page. They include Avid Care, Care At Home, My Homecare HCI, Frontline Homecare, Prestige Homecare, Dependability, Care Spectrum and Trusted Homecare, among others. Ten currently hold a Good rating, two have been rated as requiring improvement and eight have not yet been rated. Open a profile to see registration details and any published inspection report.

What should I ask a home care agency before signing up?

Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical week and whether continuity is realistic given their staffing. Find out whether visit times are guaranteed or approximate, what happens when a carer is unwell, and how quickly the office notifies families about a delay. Ask how carers are trained for the specific condition involved, how medicines are recorded, and how a complaint would be dealt with. Request written rates covering weekdays, weekends, bank holidays and any two carer visits.

How does home care differ from a care home or a nursing home?

Home care brings support to the person, with carers visiting at agreed times to help with washing, dressing, medicines, meals and getting out and about, while the person stays in their own home. A residential care home provides that same personal care in a shared setting with staff on duty at all hours. A nursing home adds registered nurses on site for clinical needs such as complex wound care or unstable long term conditions. Every provider in this Greenford listing is registered to deliver care in people's own homes.

Home Care in Greenford

Greenford has 20 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 8 have not yet been rated. 9 of the 20 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Greenford at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Greenford, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 22,400. Rising to 28,000 by 2035, up 25%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,000. Rising to 3,800 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 6,200. Rising to 8,100 by 2035, up 31%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 5 closed. 110 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 830 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 miles).

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Planning and paying for home care in Greenford

Home care is arranged around visits rather than a move, so the planning question is different from choosing a care home. What matters is how many visits are needed, how long each one should be, what has to happen during them, and whether the timings can be relied upon. Settling that first, together with how the cost will be met, saves a great deal of unproductive telephoning later.

Starting with a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a needs assessment. It is free, no means test applies to the request itself, and it produces a written record of which needs are eligible under national criteria. An assessor will look at washing and dressing, medicines, meals, mobility, continence, communication and mental wellbeing, and at the risks that arise when nobody is present. Requests go to London Borough of Ealing Adult Social Care. Where a relative has been providing support, ask for a carer assessment at the same time, since that carries entitlements in its own right.

The financial assessment and how support is paid

A financial assessment follows and measures income, savings and property against nationally set thresholds. Someone above the upper capital threshold arranges and pays for their own support. Someone below it may have part or all of the cost met, with a contribution calculated from income. Where support is funded, ask about a direct payment, which allows the person to choose and contract with an agency themselves rather than accepting whichever provider is allocated.

What home care tends to cost

Agencies usually charge by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and for visits requiring two carers. Short visits often carry a proportionally higher rate than longer ones. Ask for written rates covering weekdays, weekends and holidays, whether travel time is charged, what notice period applies to cancellations, and how rates are reviewed. A clear schedule at this stage prevents an uncomfortable conversation once support is under way.

Choosing an agency and what to check

Reading the ratings across a large field

With twenty agencies registered here, the ratings are the fastest way to narrow the list. Ten hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, two have been rated as requiring improvement, and eight have not yet been inspected. Providers such as Avid Care, Care At Home, My Homecare HCI, Prestige Homecare and Care Spectrum sit in the rated group, and each has a profile here. Where an agency has been inspected, the report is more informative than the rating, describing whether visits ran on time, how medicines were handled, how staff were recruited and trained, and how the office responded when something went wrong. Where no rating exists yet, ask directly how long the agency has been operating and request references.

Questions that reveal how an agency really runs

Ask how many different carers a person would typically see in a week, and whether the same faces come back. Continuity matters more than almost anything else in home care. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, how late a visit can run before the office contacts you, whether visit times are guaranteed or approximate, and how the agency records what was done at each call. Find out how staff are trained for the specific need involved, and how a complaint would be handled.

Reviewing the arrangement once it starts

Agree early how the package will be reviewed and by whom. Needs change, and a schedule that worked in the spring may not suit by the autumn. Keep a note of missed or late visits, raise patterns promptly, and remember that a funded package can be reassessed if circumstances shift.

20 home care in Greenford

Avid Care · Bizspace 6 Wadsworth Road, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Avid Care Limited
We at Avid Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Greenford and the surrounding communities of the London Borough of Ealing. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly to the place people love...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Stellar Healthcare Solutions · Office 6, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 0AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Stellar Healthcare Solutions Limited
At Stellar Healthcare Solutions, we provide home care support to people living in Greenford and the wider Ealing area. We work with a broad range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Restore180 Healthcare Staffing · 17 Wyresdale Crescent, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 8TQ
Home care · Run by Restore180 - Healthcare Staffing Ltd
We at Restore180 Healthcare Staffing are proud to offer compassionate home care across Greenford and the wider Ealing community, bringing professional support directly into the place people cherish most: their own home. As a dedicated home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Nat Medical Care Services · Unit 18, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 0AA
Home care · Run by Nat Medical Care Services Limited
We at Nat Medical Care Services are proud to offer compassionate home care across Greenford and the wider London Borough of Ealing, supporting older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia in the place they know and love...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Renewed Care Solutions - Main Office · Age UK Greenford Community Centre, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 9JS
Home care · Run by Renewed Care Solutions Limited
We are Renewed Care Solutions, a home care provider working from Greenford and supporting people across Ealing and the surrounding area in their own homes. We support older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Trusted Homecare (NW) · Bizspace Business Centre, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Trusted Homecare (NW) Limited
We at Trusted Homecare (NW) are proud to provide compassionate home care to families across Greenford and the wider Ealing community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Prestige Homecare Services · Sabichi House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Prestige Homecare Services Limited
At Prestige Homecare, we provide care and support to people in their own homes across Greenford and the wider Ealing area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, individuals with learning disabilities or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
GoCarely · GoCarely Limited, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 0AL
Home care · Run by Gocarely Ltd
At GoCarely, we provide home care in Greenford, Ealing, supporting people to live comfortably and independently in the place that matters most to them: their own home. We work with older adults, younger adults living with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Sabichi House · Sabichi House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · Run by Seven Colours Care LTD
Sabichi House provides care in people's own homes in Greenford and the surrounding part of Ealing. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Prospective Pathway Futures CIC · 185 Wadham Gardens, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 0BX
Home care · Run by Prospective Pathway Futures CIC
We at Prospective Pathway Futures CIC are proud to offer compassionate home care across Greenford and the wider Ealing area, supporting people to live well and safely within the comfort of their own homes. Based in the UB postcode area of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care At Home Services · Sabichi House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care At Home Services Limited
We at Care At Home Services are proud to provide compassionate home care across Greenford and the wider Ealing community, supporting people to live safely, comfortably and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Rooted...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Care Spectrum · Sabichi House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by 17Care UK Ltd
Care Spectrum provides home care to adults in Greenford and the wider Ealing area. We support older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities or autism, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
My Homecare HCI · 8 Lyon Way, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 0BN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by My Homecare HCI Ltd
We at My Homecare HCI are proud to provide compassionate home care across Greenford and the wider Ealing community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in Greenford, within...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
City Care Agency · Sabichi House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · Run by City Care Agency Ltd
We provide care at home in Greenford and the surrounding part of Ealing, supporting older people and younger adults who need help to manage in their own houses and flats. People usually come to us at a point of change: a fall, a stay in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Frontline Homecare Services · Sabichi House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Frontline Homecare Services Ltd
We at Frontline Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Greenford and the wider Ealing community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Being based in Greenford...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Rockware Business Centre · Unit 12, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 0AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Solutions Social Care Limited
Rockware Business Centre provides care in people's own homes across Greenford and the surrounding parts of Ealing. We support older people and adults living with dementia, a learning disability or autism, a physical disability, or a visual...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Yes Care · Allied Sanif House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 9AH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Yes Care Limited
At Yes Care, we provide home care support to people living in Greenford and across the Ealing area. We come to you, working around your life in your own home, which is where most people feel most comfortable and most like themselves. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Harrison Associates · 14-16, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · Run by Jan Harrison Limited
Harrison Associates provides home care in Greenford and across the London borough of Ealing. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes with whatever has become difficult to manage alone. Most of our work is unglamorous...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
MNA Home Care Services · Sabichi House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by MNA Home Care Services Limited
MNA Home Care supports people in their own homes in Greenford and across the borough of Ealing. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning disabilities and autism, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Dependability · Canal Side House, Greenford, Ealing, UB6 7DR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dependability Limited
Dependability provides care and support in people's own homes in Greenford and across the borough of Ealing. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly cared for, so that moving elsewhere remains a choice rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Ealing agencies publish a rate.	£22.88 to £30.05 an hour
What Ealing pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£19.47 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Stellar Healthcare Solutions Limited, 4 August 2026, Good
Renewed Care Solutions - Main Office, 16 February 2026, Not yet rated
Trusted Homecare (NW) Limited, 27 November 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Rockware Business Centre, 14 May 2021, Good
My Homecare HCI, 6 July 2021, Good
MNA Home Care Services LTD, 18 August 2021, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Greenford

How many home care agencies are there in Greenford?

Greenford has 20 CQC registered home care agencies: 11 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 8 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Greenford?

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Ealing agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Greenford were inspected most recently?

Stellar Healthcare Solutions Limited (4 August 2026), Renewed Care Solutions - Main Office (16 February 2026) and Trusted Homecare (NW) Limited (27 November 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.