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Home care with no charge to the client: what that means in Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham has an unusual policy on paying for care. Its own website says plainly that there are no charges for care provided at home in the borough, so people who qualify for council-arranged home care do not pay towards it. For a carer, that shapes the local picture: home care agencies make up the great majority of care employers here, while care homes are few and far between. Most jobs mean visiting people in flats and houses across Hammersmith, Fulham and Shepherd's Bush rather than working on one site.

It is a slightly younger borough than London overall, with a median age of 34 at the last census, and it has a strong international mix. French and Spanish are each the main language of more than 4,000 residents, and Arabic of nearly 3,000. If you speak any of these, or another language, add it to your profile so it can be matched with the people who need it.

The council can pay someone's personal budget as a direct payment, and its guidance says this may include hiring a personal assistant so the person can choose who supports them. The Direct Payment Support Service at Action on Disability gives advice and practical help with employing a PA, so private personal assistant work is well supported here.

For anyone weighing up NHS work, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust runs Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, and West London NHS Trust provides mental health and community care in the borough. West London College's Hammersmith and Fulham College in Barons Court runs Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care at Level 2 for adults, plus an Access to HE Diploma in Nursing.

94% of the inspected care employers in Hammersmith and Fulham are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 88% across London and above England as a whole (85%).