Trusted, vetted carers across every Camden ward, from Hampstead and Belsize Park to Camden Town, Kentish Town, Primrose Hill, Bloomsbury, Holborn, King's Cross and Somers Town. Camden Direct Payment friendly. Carers matched to your family's language, accent and the rhythms of home.
Camden is a borough of many cultures, many languages and many ways of calling somewhere home. Across Camden Town, Kentish Town, Hampstead, Belsize Park, Bloomsbury, Holborn, Fitzrovia, King's Cross and Somers Town, families from every background live alongside each other and shape the everyday rhythm of the borough together. Around 26,400 Camden residents are aged 65 or over, and Age UK Camden supports more than 15,000 older people every year.
Camden Town and Kentish Town are home to a long-established Greek and Greek Cypriot community, with the Kosmos Centre as the cultural anchor. The Bangladeshi community in Somers Town, King's Cross and St Pancras makes up around seven percent of the borough; the Bengali Workers' Association and Surma Community Centre are the gathering points. Kilburn and Camden Square anchor one of Britain's most active Irish elder communities through the London Irish Centre. After English, the three most-spoken main languages in Camden are French, Bengali and Spanish, and over 140 languages are spoken across the borough's households daily. British, African, Caribbean, Chinese, Somali, Latin American and many other communities make Camden home. Everyone here belongs.
In February 2025, Camden became the first local authority in England to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission under its new assessment framework. The CQC noted Camden had no waiting lists for care assessments, hospital discharge, home-care services, reablement or safeguarding. The council's adult social care framework is built around "Supporting People, Connecting Communities" and a "What Matters" conversation-led approach. That local standard is the floor Hibant works to.
For families looking for home care, that shapes everything. The right carer is the one who feels right to the person being supported, whatever their background. That might mean someone who shares the accent and the rhythms of a neighbourhood you have always known. It might mean someone who can hold a real conversation in your first language. It might mean someone who knows what counts as comfort at lunchtime, whether that is a Sunday roast, dal and rice, a Cypriot mezze, jollof rice, congee, or anything else from home. Hibant is built around the same idea: care that fits the person, not the other way round.
Hibant arranges visiting care, personal care, dementia support, live-in care, overnight care, respite, post-hospital and end-of-life companionship across every Camden ward. Carers are self-employed, personally vetted, and paid fairly so they stay.
Funding your care
Four ways to access care in Camden.
Whether you are funding privately, drawing on a Camden Direct Payment, eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare, or somewhere in between, Hibant works with all of them. Here is the local lay of the land.
Camden Council Direct Payments
If Camden Adult Social Care has assessed you under the Care Act 2014 and confirmed a personal budget, you can take it as a Direct Payment and use it to pay Hibant carers. We issue council-friendly invoices for claim-back. Camden's adult Direct Payments support service is run by People Plus, with referrals routed through your social-care or health professional rather than via a public hotline.
Contact Camden (Adult Social Care):020 7974 4444, say "Adult Social Care"
Information line:020 7974 4000 Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm
For Camden residents with a primary health need, the NHS pays for all care including the home-care side. CHC is commissioned and delivered directly by NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (a different ICB from south London boroughs).
NCL ICB head office: Laycock PDC, Laycock Street, London N1 1TH
We accept CHC payments and can liaise with the named CHC nurse to set up the package.
Personal Health Budgets
If a Personal Health Budget has been agreed (often for adults with long-term conditions, learning disabilities, or after-care under section 117 of the Mental Health Act), you can use it with Hibant. Camden's "What Matters" approach is designed to shape the package around what the person actually wants, not a generic care plan. We provide the invoicing and care notes the budget holder needs for review.
Contact Camden mental-health route: via GP or 020 7974 4444
CNWL Camden services: via GP referral or NHS 111
Self-funded
Most families fund their first few weeks privately while a Care Act assessment is underway. Visiting care in Camden typically ranges from £18 to £22 per hour. Live-in care typically ranges from £1,150 to £1,400 per week.
No agency mark-ups. No long contracts. Carers keep the majority of what you pay, which is why they stay.
Need a Care Act assessment from Camden and not sure where to start? Hibant can walk you through the steps in a free 20-minute call, and if Hibant is not the right fit for you, we will say so.
In a borough as layered as Camden, language and culture are not extras. They are how trust starts. A grandfather who wants a carer who shares his accent and the rhythms of the streets he has always walked deserves one. A grandmother who slips back into Bengali, Greek or French as dementia advances deserves to be reached in her own language. A widower who hasn't spoken Cantonese since his wife died deserves to be heard when he tries. The match should always be honest, never assumed.
After English, French, Bengali and Spanish are the most-spoken main languages in Camden, and over 140 languages are spoken across the borough's households daily. Hibant carers come from many of the same communities that make up Camden. We match across British, Bangladeshi, Greek and Greek Cypriot, Irish, African, Caribbean, Chinese, Latin American, European, Middle Eastern, Somali and many other backgrounds. Tell us the kind of carer you are looking for at enquiry, in whatever words feel right, and we will find someone who fits. If we do not yet have a strong match for what you have asked for, we will say so honestly rather than send the wrong person.
Cultural match goes beyond language: food preferences, religious practice, comfort with personal care from a man or a woman, willingness to attend church, mosque, temple, the local pub for a chat, or stay in alongside the person. We ask, you tell, we match.
Beyond home care
Camden's day centres and community hubs.
Many families pair a Hibant carer with a borough day centre or lunch club. Here is the list we share when families ask. We are not affiliated with any of them, and we are happy to help arrange transport or accompanied visits.
Henderson Court Day Care Centre
Age UK Camden · older people incl. complex needs · Hampstead NW3
Day care with activities, classes, hot lunch and a sensory garden. 102 Fitzjohns Avenue (entrance on Prince Arthur Road) NW3 6NS. Day rates from £25 to £65 (Camden ASC and self-funders).
Age UK Camden · specialist + dementia · Bloomsbury WC1H
Day centre for older people including a specialist offer for those with complex needs. Singing, dancing, dementia care group, gardening, art, chair-based exercise, hot lunch and outings. Cromer Street WC1H 8LF. Route via Age UK Camden.
Surma Community Centre (Bengali Workers' Association)
Bangladeshi & BAME older people · Camden NW1
Day care for elderly and housebound people, culturally appropriate lunch club Monday to Friday, Age UK Camden advice sessions, women's services. 1 Robert Street NW1 3JU.
Older Greek & Greek Cypriot women · Kentish Town NW5
Advice, free legal assistance, advocacy, befriending and cultural events for BMEA women in Camden, including older Cypriot women. 2c Falkland Road NW5 2PT.
London Irish Centre
Irish elders · Camden Square NW1
Britain's oldest and largest Irish centre. Day centre with luncheon club for pensioners, elders outreach, welfare-rights and housing advice. 50 to 52 Camden Square NW1 9XB.
Castlehaven Community Association
Over-50s & over-60s · Camden Town NW1
CCA HELPS scheme for over-50s tackling loneliness and isolation, plus Ageactivity 60+ membership club. 23 Castlehaven Road NW1 8RU.
Community lunch clubs Monday to Friday 12 to 2pm, £2.50 to £3.50, fish and chips every Friday. Free over-60s exercise and pottery, a dementia café and the "Remarkable Lives" weekly storytelling programme. 25 Bertram Street NW5 2GZ.
Calthorpe Community Garden
Community lunches & gardening · King's Cross WC1X
An oasis in King's Cross. Community lunches Wednesdays and Fridays for up to 30 people, many older and from migrant communities. Horticultural volunteering, walking football for over-60s, art, cooking, growing workshops. Gray's Inn Road WC1X 8LH.
Abbey Community Centre / Kilburn Good Neighbours
Befriending for 65+ · Kilburn (Camden side) NW6
Hosts Kilburn Good Neighbours, a Queen's Award-winning befriending scheme running 25+ years. Volunteers visit over-65s for conversation, board games, walks or essential errands across NW6. 172 Belsize Road NW6 4BJ.
King's Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association
Older people & BAME communities · Bloomsbury WC1N
Three community centres in the King's Cross and Brunswick area. Lunch club, bridge, tai chi, gentle exercise, day trips, holidays. Dedicated Supporting BAME Communities Project working with older Bangladeshi, Somali and Chinese residents. Marchmont Community Centre, 62 Marchmont Street WC1N 1AB.
All listings verified May 2026. Please call ahead to confirm availability. Hibant has no affiliation with these centres; we list them because Camden families ask. Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead is currently not accepting in-patient referrals; the outpatient Support and Wellbeing service and the Enhanced Hospice Care at Home service for Camden and Islington continue to operate.
Coming home from hospital
After UCLH, the Royal Free or the Whittington.
Camden's main acute hospitals are University College Hospital on Euston Road for central Camden, the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead for the north-west of the borough, and the Whittington Hospital on Highgate Hill for Kentish Town, Highgate, Dartmouth Park and Gospel Oak. Mental health is covered by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL).
The 48 hours after discharge are when most readmissions happen. Hibant arranges short-notice carers for that window: someone to be at the door when the ambulance arrives, to organise medication, to make a proper meal, and to spot the small things that could send your loved one back to A&E.
Talk to the ward discharge team first. Hibant cannot bypass NHS discharge planning. But once a discharge date is set, we can usually start within 48 to 72 hours.
University College Hospital (UCLH):020 3456 7890. UCLH provides a family and carer support worker specifically for Camden residents at discharge.
Royal Free Hospital:020 7794 0500. Camden Council operates a dedicated Adult Assessment and Care Management team stationed at the Royal Free for Camden residents.
Camden Discharge to Assess (CNWL): Integrated health and social care community service. Therapists, social workers and support workers provide short-term intensive care for up to five days, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. Referrals are made by the discharging hospital team or via the Camden Integrated Discharge Team.
If a Section 5 discharge or Section 117 aftercare is in the conversation, we can also handle that. Tell us at enquiry and we will pair you with carers familiar with the relevant care plans.
Camden-specific questions
Frequently asked.
Every ward in the London Borough of Camden, from Hampstead, Belsize Park and Swiss Cottage in the north-west, through Kentish Town, Camden Town and Primrose Hill, down to Bloomsbury, Holborn, Fitzrovia, King's Cross and Somers Town. Carers are matched by area and travel time so wherever possible you get someone who genuinely lives nearby.
Yes. Whether you are looking for a carer who shares your accent and the rhythms of the neighbourhood you have always known, or one who can speak Bengali, French, Greek, Spanish, Cantonese, Irish or another language at home, we match carefully. After English, the most-spoken main languages in Camden are French, Bengali and Spanish, and over 140 languages are spoken across the borough's households daily. Hibant carers come from many of the same communities that make up the borough, across British, Bangladeshi, Greek and Greek Cypriot, Irish, African, Caribbean, Chinese, Latin American, European, Middle Eastern, Somali and many other backgrounds. Tell us the kind of carer you are looking for at enquiry, in whatever words feel right. If we do not currently have a strong match for what you have asked for, we will say so honestly rather than send the wrong person.
Yes. We work with Camden residents who fund care through Local Authority Direct Payments and provide council-friendly invoices for claim-back. Camden's adult Direct Payments support service is run by People Plus, with referrals routed through your Camden social-care or health professional rather than a public hotline. Start by calling Contact Camden on 020 7974 4444 and asking for Adult Social Care. We can liaise with your social worker or with People Plus where helpful.
Call Contact Camden on 020 7974 4444 and say "Adult Social Care" at the prompt, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. The Access and Response Team is the first contact point. Out of hours, the same number routes through to the Emergency Duty Team. Camden's adult social care information line is 020 7974 4000. The Care Act 2014 gives any adult who appears to need support a legal right to a free assessment, regardless of finances. In February 2025 Camden became the first local authority in England to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission under its new assessment framework, with no waiting lists for assessments or hospital discharge.
Yes. We regularly arrange post-hospital home care for Camden residents discharged from University College Hospital (Euston Road), the Royal Free Hospital (Hampstead) and the Whittington Hospital (Highgate Hill). UCLH provides a family and carer support worker specifically for Camden residents at discharge, and Camden Council operates a dedicated Adult Assessment and Care Management team stationed at the Royal Free. Talk to the ward's discharge team first, then call us as soon as a discharge date is confirmed. We can usually start within 48 to 72 hours and we work alongside CNWL's Camden Discharge to Assess and Camden Rapid Access services where appropriate.
Yes. NHS Continuing Healthcare for Camden is commissioned and delivered directly by NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (head office at Laycock PDC, Laycock Street, London N1 1TH). The Barnet, Camden and Enfield CHC Team duty line is 020 3198 9743 (press 1). If your loved one is eligible, we can be paid directly through CHC or through a Personal Health Budget. We work with the named CHC nurse to set up the care package.
Now serving Camden
Tell us about your loved one. We will reach out personally.
No pressure, no rushing. A warm conversation, in the language you prefer, at the pace that suits you. If Hibant is not the right fit, we will tell you and point you to who is.
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