Hillingdon Adult Social Care: Contact, Free Assessment and Paying for Care

1. Ask for a care needs assessment

The assessment is free and is a legal right under the Care Act 2014. It looks at what the person can and cannot manage, and whether they meet the national eligibility criteria. It does not commit you to council-arranged care.

Ask London Borough of Hillingdon for an assessment or call 01895 556633.

Phone is Hillingdon Social Care Direct (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

2. Find out what you will pay

If the person is eligible, the council carries out a financial assessment. In England, someone with savings above £23,250 is usually expected to fund the care in full; below £14,250, savings are ignored, and in between a tariff income applies. For care at home, the value of the person's home is not counted. For a care home it usually is counted, unless a partner or some qualifying relatives continue to live there, though not for the first 12 weeks of a permanent stay.

London Borough of Hillingdon: paying for care.

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Estimate care costs in Hillingdon

Use local prices to estimate the person's share and the council's. Figures start at regional typical rates and can be changed to match any quote.

Service	Usual price
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.

If you look after someone

Unpaid carers have a right to be assessed in their own right, free to you.

London Borough of Hillingdon: support for carers. Carers' service locally: Hillingdon Carers Partnership.

Council resources

Directory of local services: Hillingdon care and support directory

Care in Hillingdon: the local figures

CQC published 19 ratings for services in Hillingdon in the last 12 months: 1 fell, 7 services were rated for the first time. The most recent was on 31 August 2026. Outstanding: 0. Requires improvement or Inadequate: 4, or 9% of rated care homes in Hillingdon; England: 17%.

The largest provider company in Hillingdon by number of services is The London Borough of Hillingdon, with 3 care homes and 1 home care agency. After that comes M D Homes, with 3. 54% of rated care homes in Hillingdon were rated in the last two years. The typical rating is 22 months old, compared with 47 nationally.

In the last 12 months, Hillingdon gained 8 newly registered home care agencies and 4 new care homes. There are 48 care homes in Hillingdon, and 91% of the 43 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (higher than England's 83%). 20 of them (42%) are registered as nursing homes.

England-wide, 88% of rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding; in Hillingdon it is 100%, from 55 rated agencies among the 83 registered.

Based on the register as of Oct 2026.

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Care by town in Hillingdon

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83 home care agencies 48 care homes

Questions about care in Hillingdon

How many care homes are there in Hillingdon?

There are 48 care homes registered with CQC in Hillingdon, with 1,639 beds in total (CQC register, Oct 2026). 91% of those with a published rating are Good or Outstanding. Best rated care homes in Hillingdon.

How many home care agencies are there in Hillingdon?

83 home care agencies registered with CQC are based in Hillingdon (Oct 2026). 100% of those rated are Good or Outstanding. Agencies based nearby may also cover the area.

How good are care homes in Hillingdon?

91% of rated care homes in Hillingdon are Good or Outstanding, above the England figure of 82.6%. 0 are rated Outstanding and 4 Requires improvement or Inadequate. How every council area compares.

How much does a care home cost in Hillingdon?

A care home in Hillingdon costs a typical £1,670 a week for someone paying for themselves: about £1,620 for residential care and £1,870 for nursing care. These typical prices are modelled in our Care Fees and Quality Index (Q4 2026); ask homes for actual quotes. See what you might pay.

How much does home care cost per hour in Hillingdon?

Home care in Hillingdon costs a typical £37.50 an hour for someone paying privately (Q4 2026). Evenings, weekends and bank holidays usually cost more, and many agencies have a minimum visit length.

Which care homes in Hillingdon are rated Outstanding?

No care homes in Hillingdon are currently rated Outstanding. 39 are rated Good. See the best rated.

How many care homes in Hillingdon offer nursing or dementia care?

20 care homes in Hillingdon are registered to provide nursing care and 30 list dementia as a specialism. Plenty of homes are registered for both. Nursing homes in Hillingdon.

Is it hard to find a care home bed in Hillingdon?

Hillingdon has 37.0 care home beds for every 1,000 people aged 65 and over, against 43.0 across England, which ranks 106 of 151 council areas. Where beds are scarce, vacancies are too, so it pays to start the search early. Care Access Gap.

How old are care home ratings in Hillingdon?

11.6% of rated care homes in Hillingdon were last rated more than four years ago, and the typical rating is 22 months old. An older rating may not reflect today, so ask about recent changes.

How do I ask London Borough of Hillingdon for a care needs assessment?

Contact London Borough of Hillingdon adult social care on 01895 556633. Anyone who appears to need care can have one free of charge, regardless of savings: it is a right under the Care Act 2014. Request an assessment online.

Which care groups run the most care homes in Hillingdon?

The largest providers in Hillingdon are The London Borough of Hillingdon (3), M D Homes (3) and Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd (2). Each home is rated separately by CQC.