29 care employers in Westminster could find you

Working in care in Westminster

Westminster: care work behind the landmarks

Most people picture offices, theatres and royal parks when they think of Westminster, but around 204,000 people live in the borough, from the estates of Church Street and Queen's Park to the mansion flats of Pimlico and Marylebone. The 2021 census counted about one resident in eight aged 65 or over, a share that edged up over the previous decade even as the overall population fell.

The care market here is small and unusual. Home care makes up most of it, and very few residential care homes are left in the borough, so nursing homes outnumber them. If you have experience with more complex needs, that is worth putting front and centre on your profile.

Personal assistant work deserves a look too. In 2024 Westminster City Council decided to raise and standardise the rate it pays through direct payments for personal assistants, saying it wanted to attract more PAs, including experienced ones who can support people with complex health needs and disabilities. People First, the information site the council runs jointly with Kensington and Chelsea, publishes factsheets for people employing a PA, covering DBS checks, pensions and the London Living Wage.

For NHS comparisons, Imperial College Healthcare runs St Mary's Hospital on Praed Street in Paddington, and Central London Community Healthcare provides community services. Close by, City of Westminster College at Paddington Green offers a Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care for adult learners.

100% of the inspected care employers in Westminster are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 88% across London and above England as a whole (85%).