Home Care in Watford

Watford • Hertfordshire

Care at home for families across Watford

Protocol Healthcare Services provides trusted home care in Watford for older people, adults with disabilities and anyone who needs a little more support to stay safe and independent at home. Watford sits on the Hertfordshire edge of our Greater London catchment, and our serving team is based at the London (Edgware) office just a short drive down the A41, so our Care Professionals reach families quickly, from Cassiobury and Nascot Wood through to Holywell, Oxhey and Leavesden.

Whether you are looking for a short daily visit to help a parent get up and dressed, or full-time live-in support after a hospital stay, we build the care around the person, not the other way round. Every Care Professional we place is vetted with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training before they support you, and the same familiar faces return wherever possible so trust can grow.

Home care services we provide in Watford

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge that makes a difference in Watford

Watford is one of the busiest towns in Hertfordshire, with settled residential streets in Cassiobury and the leafy Nascot Wood, family neighbourhoods around Callowland, Leggatts and Garston, and a large older population in areas such as Holywell and Oxhey. Many of the people we support want to stay close to familiar places, whether that is a morning stroll through Cassiobury Park, a trip to the shops along The Parade and Watford High Street, or a service at a local place of worship. Our care is designed to keep those routines going, not replace them.

We regularly support people coming home from Watford General Hospital, run by West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which is the main centre for emergency and specialist inpatient care for the town. Getting the first few weeks at home right matters, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support after a stay on Vicarage Road, and we keep in close contact with families and district nurses to spot any problems early. Coming home should feel like a step forward, not a worry.

Adult social care in the town is provided by Hertfordshire County Council, which works alongside Watford Borough Council on local services. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask Hertfordshire County Council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many of the families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different funding routes work so you can make a confident decision. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Areas of Watford we cover

We arrange home care across the town and the surrounding WD postcodes, including:

• Cassiobury
• Nascot Wood
• Holywell
• Oxhey
• Callowland
• Leggatts
• Leavesden
• Garston
• North Watford
• Woodside
• Vicarage
• Watford Town Centre