Council help with care
Adult social care in Brent: how to get help
In Brent, council support begins with an assessment from London Borough of Brent: free, open to anyone who appears to need it, whatever your savings. Adult social care: 020 8937 4300.
Verified with the council's site, 15 October 2026.
1. Get assessed
Which daily tasks are hard, and do they meet the national threshold? That is the question the assessment answers. It is free, a statutory right, and carries no obligation to take council services.
Ask London Borough of Brent for an assessment; alternatively, 020 8937 4300.
Offers an online self-assessment tool (BetterCare Support) and an online financial assessment calculator.
2. What you pay towards care
Next, finances, if needs qualify. Staying at home? Then the home itself is left out. Moving into residential care? Property normally counts unless a partner or some qualifying relatives continue to live there, from week 13 of a permanent stay. Capital over £23,250 means the person usually pays the full cost, under £14,250 savings are ignored, and in between tariff income is used.
Care cost estimate for Brent
The table gives typical regional prices. Underneath, a calculator estimates who pays what, starting from those rates, which you can overwrite.
| Type of care | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Visiting care | £30–£40 an hour |
| Sleeping night | £190–£230 |
| Waking night | £240–£320 |
| Live-in care | £1,300–£1,800 a week |
| Residential care home | £1,456 a week |
| Nursing home | £1,680 a week |
Typical 2026 prices in London · Average 2026 self-funder fees in London · Which?, self-funder fees (Lottie data, January 2026).
Uses England's 2026/27 rules. Capital limits are £23,250 (upper) and £14,250 (lower); each £250 between them counts as £1 a week of income. A single person over pension age keeps at least £241.45 a week at home, and £31.80 a week in a care home. See the GOV.UK charging circular. Treat the result as a guide only: the council's own financial assessment decides, and some are more generous.
3. Choose your own care with direct payments
If the council funds some or all of the care, you can ask for the money as a direct payment and arrange care yourself, including with an agency you choose.
Help for carers
Looking after someone? You can be assessed separately, free.
London Borough of Brent: support for carers. Carers' service locally: Brent Carers Centre.
Useful from the council
- Directory of local services: Joy Marketplace
Care in Brent: the local figures
87% of rated care homes in Brent are Good or Outstanding, higher than the England average of 83%. The area has 47 homes, 45 of them rated. 10 of them (21%) are registered as nursing homes. CQC published 11 ratings for services in Brent in the last 12 months, and 2 went up. The most recent was on 29 September 2026.
The largest provider company in Brent by number of services is Residential Care Services Limited, with 6 care homes. After that comes Randall Care Homes Limited, with 4. Outstanding: 0. Requires improvement or Inadequate: 6, or 13% of rated care homes in Brent, against 17% in England.
In Brent, 86% of rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding (69 rated out of 95 registered). Across England the figure is 88%. Look closely at Safe when you read reports for care homes in Brent: 10 of the 45 rated for it fall below Good.
How recent are the ratings? For care homes in Brent, the median age is 40 months, against 47 across England; 20% are under two years old. In the last 12 months, Brent gained 2 newly registered home care agencies and 1 new care homes.
Based on the register as of Oct 2026.
Guides for Brent
- How much care costs in Brent
- Who pays for care in Brent
- Getting a care needs assessment in Brent
- Dementia care in Brent
- Learning disability care in Brent
- Mental health care in Brent
- Physical disability care in Brent
- Sight and hearing loss care in Brent
- Highest rated care homes in Brent
- Best rated home care agencies in Brent
- Nursing homes in Brent, ranked
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Questions about care in Brent
How many care homes are there in Brent?
There are 47 care homes registered with CQC in Brent, with 1,041 beds in total (CQC register, Oct 2026). 87% of those with a published rating are Good or Outstanding. Best rated care homes in Brent.
How many home care agencies are there in Brent?
95 home care agencies registered with CQC are based in Brent (Oct 2026). 86% of those rated are Good or Outstanding. Agencies based nearby may also cover the area.
How good are care homes in Brent?
87% of rated care homes in Brent are Good or Outstanding, above the England figure of 82.6%. 0 are rated Outstanding and 6 Requires improvement or Inadequate. How every council area compares.
How much does a care home cost in Brent?
A care home in Brent costs a typical £1,620 a week for someone paying for themselves: about £1,620 for residential care and £1,870 for nursing care. These are modelled typical prices from our Care Fees and Quality Index (Q4 2026), not quotes. See what you might pay.
How much does home care cost per hour in Brent?
Home care in Brent costs a typical £37.50 an hour for someone paying privately (Q4 2026). Out-of-hours and bank holiday visits normally cost extra; many agencies also set a minimum visit time.
Which care homes in Brent are rated Outstanding?
No care homes in Brent are currently rated Outstanding. 39 are rated Good. See the best rated.
How many care homes in Brent offer nursing or dementia care?
10 care homes in Brent are registered to provide nursing care and 15 list dementia as a specialism. Some homes do both. Nursing homes in Brent.
Is it hard to find a care home bed in Brent?
Brent has 23.3 care home beds for every 1,000 people aged 65 and over, against 43.0 across England, which ranks 143 of 151 council areas. With fewer beds per older resident, expect less choice and start early. Care Access Gap.
How old are care home ratings in Brent?
40% of rated care homes in Brent were last rated more than four years ago, and the typical rating is 40 months old. Always look at when a home was rated and ask about changes since.
How do I ask London Borough of Brent for a care needs assessment?
Contact London Borough of Brent adult social care on 020 8937 4300. The Care Act 2014 gives a free assessment to anyone who seems to need care, whatever their money. Request an assessment online.
Which care groups run the most care homes in Brent?
The largest providers in Brent are Residential Care Services Limited (6), Randall Care Homes Limited (4) and Methodist Homes (3). Ratings apply home by home, not to the group.
Self-funding or adding a top-up? We can forward your request to as many as three providers nearby that work with us. You choose which, and nobody else sees your details.
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.