24-hour live-in care at home in Hammersmith
Live-in care brings 24-hour support to the Hammersmith home your relative already knows: one dedicated Care Professional, living in. In this part of West London it is often weighed against a care home, and it keeps one-to-one attention, a familiar bedroom and their own rhythm. Whether home is a mansion flat near Brook Green or a garden flat close to Ravenscourt Park, the person stays at the centre of the plan.
There is no Protocol branch on the Broadway. Hammersmith placements are run from Highview House on Station Road, Edgware (HA8 7JU), which looks after our West London carers. The Care Professionals we place in West Kensington, Shepherd's Bush or White City have all completed enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training first, and a consultant is on hand around the clock.
What live-in care in Hammersmith includes
Most arrangements are outgrown rather than abandoned. An hour in the morning was enough last year, then it was two calls a day, then a neighbour keeping an eye in the afternoons, and now there is a gap somewhere in every day that somebody is quietly worrying about. Live-in care tends to be the next step when topping up the old plan has run out of room.
The arrangement is the same wherever home is in Hammersmith, in Brook Green, Ravenscourt Park, West Kensington or Avonmore, or in Shepherd's Bush, White City and Old Oak. One Care Professional lives in the home, which changes the shape of the day rather than the address. Your relative keeps the flat, the front room, the radio on at the same hour every evening, and the ordinary business of deciding when to get up.
- ✓ A dedicated live-in Care Professional in the home
- ✓ Round-the-clock support and 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
If this is new to you, live-in care explained covers who it suits and what a typical week looks like.
Staying in a Hammersmith home
Moving out of a home in Avonmore, Addison or Wendell Park after many years is a hard thing to ask. Live-in care keeps your relative's bedroom, neighbours and GP in place. The walk along the Thames towpath by Hammersmith Bridge can carry on, as can a trip to Ravenscourt Park or a show at the Lyric. For a couple, one live-in carer can support both partners at home. Families around Brook Green and Ravenscourt Park can weigh it up in our care home comparison.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council, and Carers Network
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham says you have a right to a free care assessment if you appear to need support, whatever your finances. You can ask yourself, or be referred by a relative or a professional such as your GP or community nurse. For what happens next, the NHS page on a needs assessment is a good guide for Hammersmith families.
Carers Network has supported unpaid carers in Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea since 1991. Hammersmith and Fulham residents with mainly health-related needs may be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. Live-in care in W6 or W12 costs more with dementia or nurse-led care; see paying for care and live-in care costs.
After Charing Cross or Hammersmith Hospital
Charing Cross Hospital on Fulham Palace Road and Hammersmith Hospital are both run by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. If your relative is on a ward there, ask early about the discharge date. A live-in carer can help bridge the first weeks, handling medication and helping with getting around.
Mansion flats, terraces and garden flats
Homes here include mansion flats near Brook Green, terraced houses off King Street and garden flats close to Ravenscourt Park. A live-in carer needs a private bedroom, which can be the deciding factor in a smaller flat. We check stairs, lifts and the bathroom during the assessment visit.
Breaks and nights
A live-in carer takes a break each day and needs a full night's sleep. Ask about it early if your relative in Hammersmith needs help at night. At the assessment we will talk through night support and what would suit.
West London care homes and NHS teams can book NMC-registered nurses and support workers through our REC-affiliated staffing agency; see staffing services.
Areas of Hammersmith we cover for live-in care
We arrange live-in care across Hammersmith and nearby W postcodes, including:
- Hammersmith Broadway
- Brook Green
- Ravenscourt Park
- West Kensington
- Shepherd's Bush
- White City
- Wormholt
- Addison
- Avonmore
- Coningham
- Wendell Park
- Old Oak
Other ways we can help in Hammersmith
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 Hammersmith.
Visiting care in Hammersmith →
Respite Care
Short-term and emergency live-in cover so family carers in Hammersmith can take a break.
Respite care in Hammersmith →
Dementia & Specialist Care
Specialist live-in and visiting support for dementia, Parkinson's and complex needs in Hammersmith.
Dementia care in Hammersmith →
Private Nurse at Home
NMC-registered nurses for clinical care at home in Hammersmith, from wound care to palliative nursing.
Private nurse in Hammersmith →Live-in care in Hammersmith, answered
Answers for Hammersmith families thinking about a carer living in. Anything else, ask our team.
Ask a QuestionYes. We arrange one-to-one live-in care at home right across Hammersmith and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, including Brook Green, Ravenscourt Park, West Kensington, Shepherd's Bush, White City and Wormholt, covering the W6, W12 and W14 postcodes. The Care Professional lives in, so there is someone in the house day and night. Call our team on 020 8951 4510.
It is priced after an individual assessment, as the level of support, whether care is for one person or a couple, and specialist needs such as dementia or nursing care all change the figure. The all-inclusive weekly quote comes before care starts, and we support self-funded clients and those with London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham or NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
For many families it is. Staying in their own Hammersmith home means your relative keeps their routines, pets, GP and community, with one-to-one support instead of shared staff. Couples can also be supported together under a single live-in arrangement.
Yes. Charing Cross Hospital on Fulham Palace Road and Hammersmith Hospital are both run by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. If your relative is on a ward there, tell us the discharge date. A carer can then support medication and mobility once home.
No live-in carer can stay awake every night and still care well, so they sleep in the home. If your relative in Hammersmith needs help at night, tell us at the assessment and we will talk through night support.
The regulator is the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Protocol Healthcare Services Ltd is CQC-registered for personal care (provider ID 1-6591402702); the service has not been inspected yet, so no rating has been published.
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