VerifiedAccurate Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
227 agencies
There are 227 home care agencies in and around Barking on AskBart. 89% of those rated by the CQC are Good or Outstanding, against 79% nationally (CQC data, October 2026). The largest is Lornat Healthcare Ltd - Hill View House, with 4 beds. The most recent inspection was at Goldstar Care Services Limited in November 2023.
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VerifiedAccurate Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Infigo Care Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, delivering care and support to people in their own homes.
UK Care Alliance Office is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
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VerifiedIntegral Focus Support and Care Services is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Feligrace Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes.
VerifiedCandid Health & Social Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Ozzy Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
Supporting Care is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Honey Crown Bee Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
VerifiedChosen Care Group - Barking and Dagenham is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Sincere Care Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Lynwood is a domiciliary care provider based in Barking, Greater London.
AT Apex House Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham that provides care and support in people's own homes.
Richmond Health Care Services is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Apace Support Services Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham.
Splendour Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham that provides care and support in people's own homes.
CAP247 Dagenham is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
Lakeview Court is a home care agency run by Care Outlook, based in London.
VerifiedZenith Care Recruitment is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
PFCARE LIMITED is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedAbby's Care Agency Ltd is a home care provider based in London, England, delivering care and support in people's own homes.
Zenith Professionals is a home care agency based in Dagenham that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Independent Support & Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Springcare Recruitment Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Disablement Association of Barking and Dagenham is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham.
Wideway Care Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
VerifiedMooncare Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Angel Care and Recruitment Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedGentle Folk Community Care London is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham.
A & D Hammonds Ltd, operating as Bluebird Care, is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
Concord Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Care & Homes is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, in Greater London.
VerifiedTeebollz Consulting Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
New Haven Care Recruitment is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Ben Hope Care Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Pacific Care Services London is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedOceanic Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Diversity Health and Social Care Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedAmachyck Care Solution Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham.
Blessed Hub Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham.
VerifiedLadyB Health Care Recruitment Agency's Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedAce Care & Domestic Recruitment Agency Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Metropolitan Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to older people in their own homes.
VerifiedKaria Befriending Care Agency is a home care provider based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedOptimum Care (GL) Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Promise Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Stick Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
Ador Health-Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Caremark Barking and Dagenham is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, delivering care and support to people in their own homes.
Foat Care is a home care agency based in London that provides care and support in people's own homes.
Easy Light Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Gilead Complete Care Group Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Malindi Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Fern Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiediCareServicesGroup is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedUK Said Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedRubylife Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking that provides care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedKAF Healthcare Training Centre Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedFean Services UK Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
P A Care Services is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedAngels Care Solutions is a home care agency based in Barking that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Reline Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
IGR Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
Team Motivate London Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Dagenham.
VerifiedFreivan Support Services is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedChinite Home Care is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedCeldor Care is a home care agency based in Barking, providing domiciliary care and support to people in their own homes.
Healthsupportcare Limited is a home care agency based in Barking that provides care and support in people's own homes.
ICare Resource Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Brighter Future Services is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes.
Asmo Care Agency is a home care provider based in Dagenham, Greater London.
Fanshawe Avenue is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
South East London Care Limited is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
TNT Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in London, England, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Waterfields Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Hepzibar Care Agency Limited is a home care provider based in Barking, Greater London.
Livingstone Health Care Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, delivering care and support in people's own homes.
Xtra Care Providers Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, delivering care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedBarmat Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
BEC2 is a home care agency based in Barking, providing domiciliary care and support in people's own homes.
Best Care JS Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Sarat Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Bright London Care Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedFlourishgate Care Services Barking is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
Bridge Care Group Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedKingscomfort Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedMother's Touch Care Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Talabs Group UK Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Top Notch Professional Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Cay Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Jhumat House is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, delivering care and support in people's own homes.
Hopefield Care is a home care agency providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Jayden and Sons Limited is a home care agency based in Barking that provides care and support in people's own homes.
Caramel Healthcare - Main Office is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedAtlantizenith Unipessoal LTD is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedEssence Supported Living Limited provides dementia care in Barking, London.
VerifiedParisse Care Consulting Limited - Essex is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedTrue Care Companion Ltd is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedTare Homes Care Ltd is a home care agency based in London, England.
Barking and Dagenham is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
Black Horse Care Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Bolta Care Services is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Kiran Heights, Garland Lodge is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
VerifiedApapa House is a home care agency based in Barking that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Verified1Eclipse Care Solutions is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham.
Star Angel Care Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Springfields Supported Services is a home care agency based in Barking, Greater London.
Tuscawilla Care Group Limited is a home care agency based in London that provides care and support in people's own homes.
MoreGlo Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Caronne Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes.
Emerald Training and Medical Staffing is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedSGE Care & Recruitment is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
Lornat Healthcare Ltd - Hill View House is a home care agency based in London that provides care and support in people's own homes.
Nurakeem Services Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Fountain Based Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
VerifiedForExcel Healthcare Barking is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London.
VerifiedGPAH Resource Centre Ilford is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Meeting the Needs Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes.
PAT & FLO LIMITED is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Golden Care Support Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford that provides care and support in people's own homes.
My Choice Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
East End Home Care Limited is a home care agency based in London, England, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Essex is a home care agency based in Dagenham that delivers care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedGrangefield Healthcare is a home care agency based in Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Ilford is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedBestchoice Global Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedSenior Health Care Group provides dementia care and also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities,…
Benochs Care is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
TKL Care Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Haig Park Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedFirstchoice Consultancy Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham.
Bishops Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
Aspire Care Services – East London is a home care agency based in Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Refreshing Care Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham that provides care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedHedgerow Court is a retirement-living home in London providing dementia care.
VerifiedOval Care Services UK Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedLiberty Centre is a home care agency based in Dagenham that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Alert Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
VerifiedSolutions Embassy Limited is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, Greater London.
VerifiedMulier Care is a retirement-living home in Erith, Greater London, providing specialist dementia care.
VerifiedAlwdo Assist Ltd is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Carefocal Ltd is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, Greater London.
The Engine House is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, Greater London.
VerifiedDream Community Personnel Limited (Woolwich) is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, Greater London.
Accu-Care UK - Main Office is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, Greater London.
Abantu Care Services is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
BK Social Care is a home care agency based in Rainham, Greater London.
Sylvian Care Havering South is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedRobin Specialist Autism Service is a home care agency providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Brand Healthcare is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
Blossom High is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Fountain Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
Lordgrace Delight Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedDaytime Homecare Limited is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
VerifiedGolden Healthcare Solutions is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
VerifiedMaxxicare Ltd is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
Bluelight Healthcare Recruitment Limited is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
VerifiedRising Star Care Solutions Limited is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering.
VerifiedShreeji Inc Ltd is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
VerifiedHelping Hands Rainham is a dementia-focused care home operated by Midshires Care Ltd.
Onyxis Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering.
VerifiedOur Rock Ltd is a home care agency based in London, England, providing care and support in people's own homes.
The London Care Group is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge.
VerifiedSelekt Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham.
VerifiedVerity Healthcare Barking is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Holly Care Services is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedThe Silver Ark Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Fernways is a home care agency based in Ilford that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Shalom Care is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham.
Bargain Health Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London.
VerifiedOakfield Lodge is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, which provides care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedBloomscare Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
VerifiedYewtree Avenue is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
Axcelence Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
VerifiedShalom Health Recruitment Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
Future Care Service 2010 Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham that provides care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedManford Deluxe Care Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London.
VerifiedNurture Care Services is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge.
VerifiedThree Sisters Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedMultiple Care Solutions Ltd is a home care agency based in Dagenham that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Clarence Healthcare Services is a home care agency based in Ilford that provides care and support in people's own homes.
Homely Supported Living Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes.
CJ Nicholas Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Erith, Bexley, Greater London.
VerifiedAspire Community Care & Support Ltd is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedPerfect Community Care is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedAark Health Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Oasis Care Redbridge is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London.
Felix Health is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes.
Care Avenues Limited - London is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
HR Recruitment and Consultancy Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
Premier Carewaiting Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedDennyson Care Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London.
VerifiedCaring Arms Together Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford that provides care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedHaven Care is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London, delivering care and support to people in their own homes.
Goldstar Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, providing care and support in people's own homes.
RSW Healthcare Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedAbel Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedRainham is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
White Swan Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
EPR Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
HA24 Health Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
Executive Healthcare Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
My Homecare Redbridge is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, delivering care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedRelate Service Providers Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
VerifiedTrinity Community Centre is a home care agency based in London that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Rhythmic Care UK Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
Ral Community Care Ltd is a home care agency based in London, England.
VerifiedCardamom Court is a home care agency based in London that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Asha Homecare is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Tier One Care Limited is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedEvelia Care Limited is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedNice Care Service Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
VerifiedJBS Consult Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes.
Manor Park is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
Hope House is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Greater London.
Helping Hands Health Care (Romford) is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, Greater London.
Beckoning House Limited is a home care agency based in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London.
Sunstone Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedCaring Hands East London Ltd is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge, providing care and support to people in their own homes.
VerifiedWestminster Homecare Limited – Richard Neve House is a home care agency based in London that provides care and support in people's own homes.
New Begining Care Company Limited is a home care agency based in Rainham, Havering, Greater London.
VerifiedSymbolic Care Group Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Redbridge.
VerifiedChosen Care Group Limited is a home care agency based in Ilford, Greater London.
VerifiedMedicare Link Limited is a domiciliary care provider based in Ilford that delivers care and support in people's own homes.
VerifiedANK Solutions Ltd is a dementia care home that also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities,…
Verified2 Pier Parade is a home care agency based in London that provides care and support to people in their own homes.
Bio Luminuex Health Care Ltd is a home care agency based in London, England, providing domiciliary care and support delivered in people's own homes.
| Home care agencies listed | 227 |
|---|---|
| Rated Good or Outstanding | 93 of 104 (89%) |
| Rated Outstanding | 0 |
| Rated Requires improvement or Inadequate | 11 |
| Barking and Dagenham usual weekly rate (2025) | £1,063 |
| Largest | Lornat Healthcare Ltd - Hill View House (4 beds) |
| Most recently inspected | Goldstar Care Services Limited (November 2023) |
Data: CQC register, updated October 2026. Figures are for the homes listed on this page.
Answer a few questions and we’ll estimate the hours a week, a visit schedule and a rough cost for care at home in Barking — in about a minute.
Every agency here is regulated by the Care Quality Commission. Each profile shows the full CQC breakdown — whether the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
A private or introductory-agency carer often charges less per hour than a CQC-regulated agency — but the difference pays for cover, vetting and the legal responsibilities the agency carries for you. Here’s how the two compare.
| CQC-regulated agency | Private / introductory carer | |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Registered with and inspected by the CQC — a published rating on every profile | Not inspected — an individual carer is not CQC-regulated |
| If your carer is off sick | The agency sends a replacement, so care never stops | You have to arrange emergency cover yourself |
| Employment & tax | The agency employs the carer — pay, tax, pension and insurance are handled for you | You may become the carer’s legal employer, with HMRC, pension and insurance duties |
| Training, DBS & insurance | Carers are trained, DBS-checked and covered by the agency’s insurance | You check training, references and DBS yourself |
| Typical hourly rate | £22–£28 per hour | £15–£19 per hour |
The higher agency rate buys the cover, training and liability an agency carries for you — the reassurance most families want when arranging care for a parent. Every agency listed on this page is registered with the CQC.
Rates are typical UK ranges, not local quotes, and vary by provider, timing and the level of care. Employing a carer directly makes you their employer — check your responsibilities on GOV.UK.
Estimated typical UK ranges — actual fees depend on the agency, the hours you need, and the level of care. Always get a written quote after a needs assessment. For context, Barking and Dagenham council's published cost-of-care rate was around £1,063/week (2025). Check who pays with the funding calculator.
This is the difference families most often miss. When your relative is cared for in their own home, the value of that home is left out of the council’s financial assessment. Move into a care home and the property is usually counted — which is why so many families worry about having to sell up. Staying at home removes that worry entirely.
The property disregard
Your main or only home is never included in the means test for care at home. The assessment looks only at savings, capital and income — the house you live in is disregarded for as long as care is provided there.
Barking and Dagenham council carries out a free care-needs assessment first, then a financial assessment to work out what, if anything, you pay towards care in Barking.
Capital limits are the England thresholds (frozen for several years — check the current figures). Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use different limits and rules. The residential-care property rules are more nuanced (a partner still living there, or a 12-week disregard, can change things). Always get a financial assessment from your council.
Average weekly costs for the main types of care, so you can see how Barking compares with the wider Barking and Dagenham area and the UK.
| Type of care | Barking | Barking and Dagenham avg | UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential care home | £1,050 | — | £1,200 |
| Nursing care home | £1,050 | — | £1,500 |
| Live-in care (est.) | — | — | ~£1,400 |
| Visiting care, 20 hrs/wk (est.) | — | — | ~£460 |
Residential care in Barking averages £1,050/week — about 12% below the UK average.
Care-home figures are the average advertised private weekly fee across AskBart’s listings (Barking within ~5 miles; Barking and Dagenham county-wide); actual fees depend on the home, room and level of care. Home-care figures are typical UK estimates — we don’t yet hold verified local agency rates, so they aren’t shown per area. Always get written quotes. Model your own numbers with the care cost calculator.
Families often compare a care-home fee to home-care hours alone — but a care home already includes the room, meals and bills, while staying at home means paying for those on top of the care. Adjust the figures for an illustrative weekly and yearly comparison, and see where a care home becomes the cheaper choice. The care-home figure is prefilled with Barking's average private fee — adjust any number to match your own quotes.
Household costs total £173/week. Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested benefit (2026/27 rates £76.70 lower / £114.60 higher per week — check the current rate); it is usually payable whether you stay at home or self-fund a care home, so it is applied to every option below.
Home-care visits
35 hrs/week × £23
£978/wk
£50,856/year
£805 care + £173 bills
Lowest total cost
Live-in care
one carer, living with you
£1,573/wk
£81,796/year
£1,400 care + £173 bills
Residential care home
room, meals & bills included
£1,050/wk
£54,600/year
Where it changes over
Once the £173/week of household bills are counted, staying at home works out cheaper only up to about 38 hours of care a week. Beyond that, a residential care home — where the bills are already included — usually costs less.
A guide, not a quote
Every figure is an editable estimate. Household bills vary by home and circumstances; live-in care may need two carers for high or overnight needs; and the right choice depends on the level of care needed, not just the total. Always get real quotes and a care-needs assessment before deciding.
Illustrative only — a transparent model, not a quote. See who should pay towards care in our care funding & means-test calculator, or ask Bart.
Care at home works best alongside local health services, grants and carer support. These are the main routes to help — home adaptations are administered by Barking and Dagenham council.
Home adaptations & grants
Grab rails, stairlifts and level-access showers can be part-funded by a Disabled Facilities Grant — the practical changes that let care at home succeed.
Disabled Facilities GrantHelp paying for care
Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested benefit that helps with the cost of care at home for people over State Pension age.
Attendance AllowanceDistrict nursing & community health
NHS community teams visit at home for wound care, medication support and ongoing conditions, alongside your care agency.
NHS care & supportSupport for family carers
Advice, a carer’s assessment, respite and local support groups for relatives who help with care.
Carers UK advicePrescription delivery
Local pharmacies can prepare weekly blister packs (dosette boxes) and deliver medicines to the door.
Find a pharmacyLinks open official NHS, GOV.UK and national charity services that localise to your postcode. AskBart is independent and isn’t affiliated with these organisations.
AskBart lists 227 CQC-registered home care agencies in and around Barking.
Visiting (hourly) home care in Barking typically costs £22–£30 per hour, overnight care £150–£220 per night, and live-in care £1,100–£1,600 per week. Actual fees depend on the agency and your care needs — always ask for a written quote after a free needs assessment.
Yes. Every agency listed here is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 93 of the 104 rated agencies are rated Good or Outstanding. Each profile shows the full CQC rating across all five areas: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
Paying for care? See how care is funded and check what the council may pay.
More in our home care guides.
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