Round-the-clock, 24-hour live-in care in Bexley
Live-in care lets your loved one stay in the Bexley home they know, with a dedicated Care Professional living alongside them. They keep the familiar streets of Bexleyheath or Old Bexley rather than moving to an unfamiliar room, and the day is built around one person. We have worked in care and staffing since 2016, with CQC registration for personal care since 2019.
We do not have a branch on Bexleyheath Broadway. Care across Bexley is arranged by our London office on Station Road in Edgware (Highview House, HA8 7JU). Nobody starts in a Bexley home without enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training, and a consultant is on hand around the clock.
What live-in care in Bexley includes
Live-in care usually comes up because an earlier arrangement stopped fitting. Calls that covered breakfast and bedtime start leaving too much of the day uncovered. The question then is whether your relative moves into a care home or whether round-the-clock support comes into the house instead.
Your relative keeps their own bed, their own front door and their own hours for getting up and going out.
- ✓ A dedicated live-in Care Professional in the home
- ✓ Round-the-clock support, including overnight reassurance
- ✓ Personal care, washing, dressing and continence support
- ✓ Medication management and prompting
- ✓ Meal planning, cooking and nutrition
- ✓ Mobility support and help avoiding falls
- ✓ Support for couples under one arrangement
- ✓ Companionship, hobbies and days out
Our article live-in care explained sets out how the arrangement works from week to week.
Suburban Bexley and the practical questions
Bexley grew from old villages, with suburban streets of houses filling the land between them. In a house with the bedrooms upstairs, the carer needs a room of their own close enough to hear if your relative calls at night.
There is no Underground, Overground or DLR in the borough. Three suburban rail lines cross it, and the Elizabeth line ends at Abbey Wood on the Greenwich border. A carer who can manage buses, or who drives, keeps appointments and visits from slipping.
A morning walk around the lake at Danson Park or a trip to Hall Place by the River Cray can carry on. To compare the options in more depth, see live-in care or a care home?
Couples, breaks and night-time
Where one partner needs more help than the other, one live-in Care Professional may be able to support both at home in Old Bexley or Foots Cray. The assessment tells us whether that is realistic.
The carer also needs looking after. They take a break every day and need a full night's sleep. If someone in the house needs help most nights, mention it at the assessment and we will talk through night support.
Hospital to home in Bexley
Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup is the main hospital site in the borough and is run by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. Darent Valley Hospital is just over the Kent border in Dartford. We can arrange a live-in carer for the first weeks home to help with medication and mobility.
Bexley Council and support for carers
The London Borough of Bexley offers a free social care assessment to adults who may need help. Its getting care and support page explains the routes, including a self-assessment form. The NHS describes what a needs assessment covers.
Where needs are mainly health needs, ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. Family carers can ask for their own carer's assessment.
Carers' Support (Bexley), based in Crayford, is an independent charity supported by the council that helps unpaid adult carers with information, support and breaks.
The cost of live-in care in Bexley
We quote after assessing your relative, and the figure reflects the help needed, including any nurse-led care; our paying for care page and live-in care cost guide explain more.
Staffing for South East London services
We also run an REC-affiliated agency supplying NMC-registered nurses and support workers to care providers; see our staffing services.
Areas of Bexley we cover for live-in care
We arrange live-in care at home across the whole borough and the surrounding DA postcodes, including:
- Bexleyheath
- Sidcup
- Welling
- Erith
- Crayford
- Old Bexley
- Belvedere
- Blackfen
- Barnehurst
- Thamesmead
- Northumberland Heath
- Foots Cray
Other ways we can help in Bexley
Live-in care is one of several options. If round-the-clock support is more than you need right now, these may suit better.
Visiting Care
Flexible hourly visits for personal care, medication and companionship across Bexley.
Visiting care in Bexley →
Respite Care
Short-term and emergency live-in cover so family carers in Bexley can take a break.
Respite care in Bexley →
Dementia & Specialist Care
Specialist live-in and visiting support for dementia, Parkinson's and complex needs in Bexley.
Dementia care in Bexley →
Private Nurse at Home
NMC-registered nurses for clinical care at home in Bexley, from wound care to palliative nursing.
Private nurse in Bexley →Live-in care in Bexley, answered
Common questions from families arranging live-in care in Bexley. If your question is not here, our team is always happy to help.
Ask a QuestionYes. We arrange live-in care across the London Borough of Bexley, from Bexleyheath, Sidcup and Welling to Erith, Crayford and Belvedere. One dedicated Care Professional lives in the home. Call our team on 020 8951 4510.
Often, yes. We assess both partners and check that one carer can safely meet both sets of needs in a home in Sidcup or Old Bexley. If the help needed is too much for one person, we will say so and talk about other options.
For someone who wants to keep their own home, garden and routine, it often is. For someone who needs two carers at once, or wants company around them all day, a care home may suit better. We give an honest view after meeting your relative.
Yes. We can arrange live-in care for people discharged from Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup or from Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford. The carer helps with medication and mobility through the first weeks at home.
No. They live in and are nearby at night, but they need sleep and a daily break. If your relative needs help through the night on most nights, tell us at the assessment so we can discuss night support.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates care at home in England. Protocol Healthcare Services Ltd is registered with the CQC for personal care (provider ID 1-6591402702). We have not been inspected yet, so there is no rating.
Live-in care near Bexley
We arrange live-in care and supply care staff across South East London and the Kent border. Explore nearby areas below.
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Last updated 12 November 2026 · How we write and check our content