Care work in Havering
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Registered services from the Care Quality Commission register, updated regularly. A service registered for both home care and residential care is counted in each.
Working in care in Havering
Romford, Rainham or Hornchurch: where does Havering's care work happen?
Mostly around Romford. It has far more care employers than anywhere else in the borough, with Rainham and Hornchurch next. Havering sits on London's eastern edge and feels less like the inner city than almost anywhere in the capital: at the 2021 census it had the second lowest population density of any London borough, after Bromley. It is also one of the oldest. The CQC's 2026 assessment of the council says Havering has the second highest share of people aged 65 and over among London boroughs, and that the population is projected to age further.
That mix shapes the work. Around two thirds of local care employers are home care agencies, and with homes more spread out than in most of London, rounds out towards Upminster, Harold Wood and the borough's greener edges can mean more travel than you might expect. Carers without a car often do best in a care home, or on a round in the part of the borough where they already live.
Havering Council supports people to take direct payments and employ their own personal assistant, and it runs something not every council does: an accreditation scheme for PAs. Once registered, you hear about training opportunities, can get support from the council and are invited to events to meet other personal assistants. To join, you email your name and contact details to personalassistants@havering.gov.uk.
If you are weighing up NHS work, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust runs Queen's Hospital on Rom Valley Way in Romford and King George Hospital in Goodmayes. For training, New City College's Ardleigh Green campus in Hornchurch runs Health and Social Care courses from Level 1 to Level 3, and its Havering Sixth Form campus offers a T Level in Health with an adult nursing specialism.
92% of the inspected care employers in Havering are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 88% across London and above England as a whole (85%).
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Care employers around Havering
Every dot is a CQC-registered care service. We don’t name them, and locations are approximate.
- Home care agencies
- Care homes
- Nursing homes
Questions about care work in Havering
What is Havering's personal assistant accreditation?
It is a council scheme for people who work, or want to work, as personal assistants to someone using direct payments. Accredited PAs receive information about training, support from the council and invitations to meet other PAs. You register by emailing personalassistants@havering.gov.uk.
Will I need a car for home care in Havering?
Often it helps. Havering is one of the least densely populated London boroughs, so visits can be further apart than in inner London. Care homes and rounds close to Romford are easier without a car, so be clear on your profile about how you travel.
Can I study care in Havering?
New City College's Ardleigh Green campus in Hornchurch runs Health and Social Care courses for school leavers at Levels 1 to 3. Its adult Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care certificate is currently listed at its Hackney and Tower Hamlets campuses.
Sources for this page
- CQC: Havering London Borough Council local authority assessment, 2026 (second highest share of 65 and over in London, areas of deprivation)
- ONS: How life has changed in Havering, Census 2021 (second lowest population density in London after Bromley)
- Trust for London: Census 2021 deep dive, older people in London (Havering and Bromley 23.2% aged 60 and over)
- Havering Council: adult social care direct payments
- Havering Council: personal assistants (accreditation scheme)
- Havering Council: what to expect from adult social care
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (Queen's Hospital, King George Hospital)
- NHS North East London ICB
- New City College: Health and Social Care courses and campuses
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