Live-in care in Barking and Dagenham

Call Barking and Dagenham Council's Adult Intake Team on 020 8227 2915 or email intaketeam@lbbd.gov.uk. If you or someone you know needs help with day-to-day tasks and is finding it hard to manage, you can ask for a free care needs assessment. The council describes it as a conversation about your needs, how they affect your wellbeing and what you want to be able to do. A family member or friend who cares for you regularly will be offered a separate carer's assessment.

Barking Community Hospital on Upney Lane (IG11 9LX) has an urgent treatment centre open every day from 8am to 10pm. You can walk in or be referred by NHS 111. King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford each have an urgent treatment centre open 24 hours, and both hospitals have 24-hour A&E departments. If you are not sure where to go, call NHS 111; in an emergency, call 999.

Often, yes. Barking and Dagenham Council says the severe mental impairment discount typically covers conditions such as dementia. Her GP signs the council's form, which the GP is not allowed to charge for, and she must be entitled to a qualifying benefit such as Attendance Allowance or Personal Independence Payment (PIP). If she lives alone, her home is exempt; if she lives with one other adult, the bill falls by 25%. A relative who lives with her and cares for at least 35 hours a week may also be disregarded, and Carer's Allowance is not needed.

NHS North East London. Its Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge team is on 020 8221 5700: option 4 is for Fast Track, and option 8 is for booking CHC assessments. To ask about an assessment, speak to a social worker or a member of the clinical team. A decision on whether someone needs a full assessment should usually be made within 28 days of an initial assessment or request.

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Barking and Dagenham, the same as everywhere in England, for one person with a carer who rests at night. That includes our care team's management (the assessment, care plan, reviews, supervision and the on-call manager) and the carer's food; break cover and the carer's travel are extra. For a couple it is from £1,800 a week, where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs. You receive a written quote after a free assessment.

Yes, if the person's care needs meet the national eligibility criteria and their savings are below £23,250 (2026/27). Adult social care in Barking and Dagenham is arranged by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Ask for a care needs assessment; if you are eligible, council funding can usually be taken as a direct payment and used for live-in care from us.

It can. Tell us the expected discharge date as early as you can, and we will work with you and the ward's discharge team on when live-in care can start. We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of the assessment, depending on carer availability, and we confirm the start date once a carer is arranged. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014.