Live-in Care in Greenwich

Greenwich • South East London

Round-the-clock live-in care at home in Greenwich

Live-in care lets your loved one stay in the Greenwich home they know, with a dedicated Care Professional living alongside them to provide support through the day and the night. For many families across the Royal Borough of Greenwich it is the natural alternative to moving into a care home: one-to-one attention instead of shared staff, the familiar view over Greenwich Park or the Thames instead of an unfamiliar room, and a routine built entirely around one person. Protocol Healthcare Services has spent more than a decade arranging exactly this kind of care, and we bring the same standards to Greenwich that we apply everywhere we work.

We will be straight with you about how we operate. Our offices are in the South of England, so we do not run a high-street branch on Trafalgar Road or Eltham High Street. What we do run is a genuinely national service, coordinating vetted, background-checked Care Professionals wherever they are needed. Every person we place has completed enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training before they ever start, and a consultant is on hand around the clock, so families in Blackheath, Charlton or Kidbrooke get the same reassurance as those on our doorstep.

What live-in care in Greenwich includes

• ✓ A dedicated live-in Care Professional in the home
• ✓ Round-the-clock support, including waking and sleeping nights
• ✓ Personal care, washing, dressing and continence support
• ✓ Medication management and prompting
• ✓ Meal planning, cooking and nutrition
• ✓ Mobility support and help avoiding falls
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Companionship, hobbies and days out

Why choose live-in care over a care home in Greenwich

Leaving a long-time home in Westcombe Park, Maze Hill or Eltham is one of the hardest decisions a family can face, and it is often not the only option. With live-in care your relative keeps their own bedroom and garden, their neighbours, their GP surgery and the community they have built over decades. Pets stay put. The morning walk up towards the Royal Observatory, the Sunday trip to Greenwich Market or a bench in the sun on Blackheath carries on. And because the support is one-to-one, it flexes around the person rather than around a rota.

For couples the case is even stronger. Where one partner needs more help than the other, or where both have care needs, a single live-in arrangement can keep them together under one roof rather than separating them into different care homes. Two people can often be supported for one live-in fee, which frequently compares well with the cost of two residential placements in South East London. It is one of the reasons live-in care has become a serious option for so many Greenwich families, not just a last resort.

Local knowledge across Greenwich

Greenwich is a riverside borough with a real mix of communities, from the historic streets and weekend crowds around the Cutty Sark to the quieter residential roads of Charlton, Westcombe Park and Eltham, and the newer flats rising across the Greenwich Peninsula near the O2. We arrange live-in care across all of it: the town centre and Maze Hill in SE10, Blackheath and Kidbrooke in SE3, Charlton and Westcombe Park in SE7, Eltham in SE9, and Woolwich, Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Thamesmead in SE18 and beyond. Whether a client lives in a Georgian terrace near the park or a bungalow in Eltham, we tailor the support to the person and the property rather than offering one fixed package.

We also support people coming home after a hospital stay. Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, run by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, handles a large share of the borough's urgent and planned care, and the first few weeks back at home after a discharge are critical. A live-in Care Professional can be in place quickly to manage medication, support mobility and rehabilitation, and keep families, district nurses and community teams in the loop, reducing the risk of a readmission at exactly the point when many people are most vulnerable.

Funding and the cost of live-in care in Greenwich

Live-in care is always priced on an individual assessment, because the right package depends on the level of support, whether it is for one person or a couple, and any specialist needs such as dementia or nurse-led care. We give you a clear, all-inclusive weekly figure before anything begins, with no hidden extras. Many Greenwich families self-fund, but you may also be entitled to help: the Royal Borough of Greenwich can carry out a free care needs assessment followed by a financial assessment, and where needs are primarily health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding may apply. Our team is always happy to explain how the routes fit together, and you can read more on our paying for care guide.

More than home care: staffing for Greenwich providers

Alongside care for families, we are also an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency with national reach. Care homes, supported living services and NHS teams across Greenwich and South East London rely on us for dependable cover, from NMC-registered nurses and support workers to mental health and learning disability specialists. If you run a service in the borough, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Greenwich we cover for live-in care

We arrange live-in care at home across the borough and its surrounding communities, including:

• Greenwich Town
• Blackheath
• Charlton
• Westcombe Park
• Maze Hill
• Kidbrooke
• Eltham
• Woolwich
• Plumstead
• Greenwich Peninsula
• Abbey Wood
• Thamesmead