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Working in care in Ealing

Acton to Northolt: which of Ealing's seven towns suits you?

Ealing is really seven towns: Acton, Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Greenford, Perivale and Northolt, stretching from the edge of inner London out towards Hillingdon. With nearly 370,000 residents it is the third largest London borough by population. Home care agencies make up about three quarters of local care employers, and outside the many listed simply under London addresses, Southall and Greenford have the most.

Travelling east to west is easy. The Elizabeth line stops at Acton Main Line, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell and Southall, which links several of the towns in a few minutes. Rounds further north, around Greenford and Northolt, are a different journey, so think about where you live before you set your travel distance.

Language can be a real asset. Southall is home to one of the largest South Asian communities in the UK, most of them Sikh, while Acton has a long established Polish community dating back to the Second World War. If you speak Punjabi, Polish or another community language, put it on your profile. The population is ageing too: the number of residents aged 65 and over rose by almost 23 percent between 2011 and 2021.

Ealing Council has an in-house team supporting people on direct payments, and the CQC found it keeps a register of personal care staff that people can use to find a personal assistant. The council also runs Ealing Shared Lives, where adults with learning disabilities live with a carer in the carer's own home. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust runs Ealing Hospital on Uxbridge Road in Southall. West London College teaches Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care at Level 2.

85% of the inspected care employers in Ealing are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 88% across London and in line with England as a whole (85%).