Live-in care in Harrow

Call Harrow Council's adult social care team on 020 8901 2680 or email ahadults@harrow.gov.uk. The care needs assessment is free, whatever your income or savings, and a friend or carer can ask for one on your behalf with your permission. You can also complete a self-assessment online at any time through BetterCare Support, linked from the council's assessment page. Out of hours, from 5pm to 9am on weekdays and at the same times at weekends and on bank holidays, emergency duty social workers are on 020 8424 0999 and call back within an hour.

Harrow Council asks Harrow Carers to carry out most adult carer's assessments. If you or the person you look after already gets adult social care services, or the council is already involved, the council does the assessment itself (020 8901 2680). Otherwise contact Harrow Carers on 020 8868 5224 or adult.assessments@harrowcarers.org. The assessment is free, can be in person or by phone at a time that suits you, and you can have one even if the person you care for gets no council services.

Start with the GP, or contact Harrow Memory Service directly. It is run by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust at Bentley House, 15-21 Headstone Drive, and assesses and diagnoses dementia, then supports people and their carers afterwards. It is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, on 020 8424 7765. The council's dementia hubs at Annie's Place run on Thursdays and Fridays, 10am to 1pm (020 8736 6400), and Harrow Carers runs a six-week programme for dementia carers.

Not at the moment. St Luke's Hospice on Kenton Road temporarily closed its 12-bed inpatient unit over fire-safety concerns found during refurbishment, and on 14 October 2026 said it does not expect to reopen it this year. It is looking for a temporary alternative for inpatient care over the winter. Its care at home continues: Hospice at Home (020 8382 8020) for people with a GP in Harrow or North Brent, and the 24-hour Pall 24 palliative helpline on 0300 020 0224.

Harrow treats you as a self-funder if your savings, capital, assets or income are above £23,250, or if you do not want to tell it about your finances. If you live at home and ask the council to arrange your care anyway, it charges a set-up fee of £800 and then an administration fee of £535 a year. Reablement after a hospital stay, illness, surgery or a fall is free and not means-tested, for people expected to improve within six weeks. You can also arrange live-in care directly with a provider.

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Harrow, 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 Harrow is arranged by London Borough of Harrow. 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.