Home Care in Berrylands, Surbiton KT5

Yes, we can provide home care in Berrylands. The houses here suit live-in care well, and that is the service we can promise anywhere in KT5; regular visits depend on having a carer who lives close by, so ask and we will give you a straight answer. Care starts with a free home assessment by Jackie, our registered manager, and a written care plan.

Houses built on Berrylands Farm

Almost all of Berrylands went up in the 1930s on the fields of the old Berrylands Farm, around the station that opened in 1933. The result is a neighbourhood of semi-detached houses, mostly with three bedrooms and a garden, a few detached houses and not many flats. On Grand Avenue and Elmbridge Avenue there is a group of Modernist houses from the 1934 Parkside estate.

They are generally good houses to receive care in. Where the stairs are a straight flight, a stairlift can often be fitted. The front room can become a bedroom if the stairs stop being safe. The upstairs bathroom is often the weak point: a bath with a shower over it is hard to use with poor balance, and a level-access shower or bath lift is something to ask the council's occupational therapy service about.

Can we have a live-in carer in a three-bedroom semi?

Usually, yes. The main requirement for live-in care is a bedroom the carer can call their own, and in a Berrylands semi the second or third bedroom normally does the job. The carer also needs a daily break, which we write into the care plan, and somebody covers it if the person cannot be left.

Buses, the station and the shops

Berrylands station is on South Western Railway's line from Surbiton to Waterloo, under half an hour from Waterloo. From our Lewisham office that still adds up to well over an hour each way, which is why visiting care here depends on carer availability. The K2 bus stops by the station and runs one way to Kingston Hospital and the other way to Hook Parade, which is handy for appointments.

Day-to-day shopping is on four small parades: Chiltern Drive, Alexandra Drive, Berrylands Road and Surbiton Hill Park.

One local quirk: the GP practice called Berrylands Surgery is not in Berrylands. It is based at Surbiton Health Centre on Ewell Road, KT6 6EZ. If your parent is registered there, that is where their GP appointments will be.

Breaks for the person doing the caring

If you look after a husband, wife or parent here, the first step is a carer's assessment. Kingston Council has Kingston Carers' Network carry these out, from its base on Ewell Road in Tolworth (020 3031 2757). An eligible carer can get council-funded relief care, explained on the council's respite care page. On top of that we can arrange a live-in carer for a planned week away, or regular sit-in visits where we can staff them. See respite care in Kingston.

Kingston Council, assessments and cost

Berrylands is in the Royal Borough of Kingston. A care needs assessment is free: use the council's online form or call Adult Social Care on 020 8547 5005. If the council agrees to fund care, it means-tests income and savings first. Our Kingston home care page goes through direct payments and NHS Continuing Healthcare. We don't publish prices; you get a written quote after our assessment.

Care we arrange in Berrylands

• Personal care
• Medication support
• Home help
• Companionship
• Sit-in service
• Live-in care
• Respite care
• Dementia care
• Complex care
• Palliative care
• Hospital discharge
• Nail care

What we can help with in Berrylands

• Personal care, washing and dressing
• Medication prompting and support
• Meals, laundry and home help
• Companionship and getting out
• Dementia care at home
• Support after a hospital stay
• Short breaks for family carers
• Live-in care when needs grow