Live-in care · South East London
Live-in care: full time support, in the home they love
When daily visits are no longer enough, most families think the only option is a care home. It isn’t. A hand-picked caregiver lives in your mum or dad’s home, so the life, the neighbours and the garden all stay.
9.9/10
39 verified reviews on homecare.co.uk
Top 20
Home Care Provider, London 2024
Good
Inspected and rated by the Care Quality Commission
Days
Care often starts within days, not weeks
The care home conversation nobody wants to have
You’ve seen the brochures and done the visits, and something still doesn’t sit right. Giving up the house. The shared lounge. A parent who built a life over fifty years, boxed into one room.
Live-in care is the alternative most families simply haven’t been told about: one-to-one support around the clock, in your parent’s own home, often at a comparable overall cost to a good care home. Call us and we’ll walk you through how it works, with no obligation.
How it works
From first call to first visit, usually within a week
1. A friendly chat
Call us or request a callback. No script, no pressure. We'll listen and answer your questions honestly.
2. Free home visit
A care manager visits your mum or dad at home, anywhere in South East London, and gives you a clear written quote.
3. Meet the caregiver
We match one consistent caregiver by personality as well as skills. You meet them before care begins.
4. Care begins
Often within days. You see every visit note in the family app.
Honest pricing
What live-in care costs, honestly
Most care companies hide their prices. We’d rather tell you how it really works.
Our 2026 live-in rates start from
£1,650/week
Your exact quote depends on your parent’s needs and follows a free home assessment, in writing, with no obligation. For context, a good London care home often costs more, and only live-in care keeps the home. Hourly visiting care starts from £34.50 an hour if you’re not ready for live-in yet.
✓ One-to-one support, around the clock, in their own home
✓ A caregiver hand-picked and introduced before care begins
✓ Breaks and holidays covered, so support never stops
✓ A dedicated care manager overseeing the placement
✓ Live family app: see the day’s notes in real time
One-to-one attention
In a care home one carer may support eight or more residents. Live-in care is one caregiver, one person, one plan.
their full attention
The home stays
No selling the house on day one, no giving up the garden, the neighbours or the dog.
life carries on
Couples stay together
One live-in caregiver supports both your parents, usually for far less than two care home places.
nobody is separated
Live-in care in South East London
Live-in care means a trained, vetted caregiver lives in your parent’s home and provides one-to-one support shaped entirely around them: their waking hours, their meals, their routines, their dog. It’s the closest thing to life carrying on as normal, with the reassurance of someone always there.
Visiting Angels South East London provides live-in care across Lewisham, Greenwich, Southwark and the surrounding neighbourhoods, from Dulwich and Peckham to Blackheath, Eltham and Beckenham. We hand-pick each live-in caregiver with your family, matching personality as well as experience, and you meet them before anything begins. Our CQC Registered Care Manager oversees every placement, visits regularly, and arranges seamless cover for caregiver breaks so support never stops.
Live-in care suits couples especially well: one caregiver supports both people at a fraction of the cost of two care home places, and nobody is separated after a lifetime together. It’s also how many families manage dementia at home for the long term.
Why we're different
Why South East London families choose Visiting Angels
A dedicated care manager
One named manager oversees the placement, visits regularly and answers the phone.
A caregiver chosen with you
We hand-pick and introduce your live-in caregiver before care begins. The relationship has to be right.
One-to-one, around the clock
A caregiver whose only job is your mum or dad. In a care home, one carer may look after eight or more.
Couples stay together
One live-in caregiver can support both your parents at home, so nobody is separated.
Recognised for quality
Rated 9.9/10 by families, CQC rated Good, and a Top 20 Home Care Provider in London 2024.
You see every day's notes
A live family app shows you daily notes in real time, with alerts if something needs attention.
What live-in care includes
Everything a care home does, without giving up home
Personal care with dignity
Washing, dressing, continence and mobility support, delivered respectfully at your parent's pace.
Medication management
Right medication, right time, fully recorded, with GP and pharmacy liaison when needed.
Cooking and housekeeping
Proper meals from their own kitchen, laundry, and a home kept the way they like it.
Dementia expertise
Dementia-trained live-in caregivers who protect routine and familiarity for the long term.
Life, not just care
Trips out, church, the club, the garden centre. A companion for the life they already have.
Respite live-in care
Shorter placements that give family carers a real break, or bridge the way home from hospital.
Genuinely local
We know South East London because we work here every day
- Caregivers on rounds across Lewisham, Greenwich, Southwark and Beckenham every day
- We work with discharge teams at King's College Hospital, Lewisham and QEH Greenwich
- We'll help you navigate council care assessments, direct payments and Attendance Allowance
- A local office and a Registered Care Manager you can actually get on the phone
Lewisham · Greenwich · Southwark · Beckenham
Dulwich, Peckham, Camberwell, Blackheath, Greenwich, Eltham, Lee, Catford, Sydenham, Forest Hill and surrounding neighbourhoods
What local families say
Rated 9.9 out of 10 by the people who'd know
★★★★★ 9.9/10 across 39 verified reviews on homecare.co.uk · Top 20 Home Care Provider, London 2024
“Communication was clear, professional and reassuring. Carers are consistently kind, respectful, and compassionate.”
Eileen W · Partner of Client, May 2026
“Managers are helpful and respond quickly to enquiries. Carers are polite and patient and follow care plans.”
A M · Daughter of Client, May 2026
“Angelika was efficient and helpful. Visiting Angels made a difficult situation much easier.”
Helen L · Daughter of Client, Nov 2025
Angelika Ziemianska
Registered Care Manager, Visiting Angels South East London
Every care plan is overseen and reviewed by Angelika, our CQC Registered Care Manager. If you’d like to talk anything through, she’s one of the people who’ll actually pick up the phone.
Questions families ask us
Before you call, you might want to know
Our 2026 live-in care rates start from £1,650 a week, with your exact quote depending on your parent’s needs and confirmed in writing after a free home assessment. For couples it’s usually far less than two care home places, and unlike a care home, the house and everything in it stays.
For most people, yes. You get more one-to-one attention than any care home can offer, in the home your parent knows, without selling the house on day one. We’ll tell you honestly if we think needs would be better met elsewhere.
Live-in care shines here: one caregiver supports both your parents at home, and nobody is separated after a lifetime together.
Yes, caregivers have daily breaks and planned time off, and we arrange trusted cover so support never stops. All of this is set out clearly in the care plan.
Often within days rather than weeks, and we’re used to arranging urgent starts after a hospital stay. The first step is a phone call and a free assessment.
Talk to a real person about live-in care today
No call centre, no obligation. You’ll speak to our local South East London team, and if you’d rather we call you, the form takes 30 seconds.
Visiting Angels South East London
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