Eastcote · Hillingdon
Eastcote Home Care, HA5 and HA4
Care at home along Field End Road, Eastcote High Road and the 1930s avenues of the Eastcote Park Estate, on the Hillingdon side of the Pinner border.
Yes, we provide home care in Eastcote. Live-in care is available in any home with a spare bedroom, and visiting care is possible when we have a carer free for your times, because Eastcote is a long way from our Lewisham office. It all starts with a free home assessment and a written care plan.
A Pinner address, a Hillingdon council
Many Eastcote homes have an HA5 postcode and "Pinner" in the address, but Eastcote is in the London Borough of Hillingdon, not Harrow. That matters when you ask for help. A needs assessment comes from Hillingdon Social Care Direct, on 01895 556633 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm), or through the council's social care application page. Calling Harrow will only get you redirected.
The old village and the Eastcote Park Estate
Eastcote has two characters. Up along Eastcote High Road is the old village, a conservation area with a cricket pitch, Haydon Hall Park and the Grade II listed Case is Altered pub. The walled garden, coach house and dovecote of the demolished Eastcote House were kept as Eastcote House Gardens, a sheltered place for a slow walk with a companionship carer.
Below it, the suburb grew after the Metropolitan Railway arrived: a halt opened in 1906, and the station was rebuilt in 1939. In 1930 the builders Comben & Wakeling bought land for the Eastcote Park Estate, and long roads of semis and bungalows followed. Field End Road became the shopping parade. Some maisonettes sit near the station.
- Semis and detached houses have a spare bedroom for a live-in carer, but the bathroom is usually upstairs, so the stairs are the main question.
- Bungalows are the easiest homes for hoists, wheelchairs and wet rooms.
- Maisonettes often have their own front door up a flight of stairs, which can make getting out the real problem.
How much does home care cost in Eastcote?
It depends on who pays. If the council assesses your relative as having eligible needs, a financial assessment works out what they contribute, and the council can pay its share as a direct payment on a pre-paid card. Hillingdon explains this on its "How will the council pay for my care?" page. If care is mainly for health needs, ask the GP or hospital about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If you are paying privately, we give a written quote after our assessment. We don't publish prices because each plan is different. Our paying for care guide goes further.
Hillingdon Hospital or Northwick Park?
Eastcote sits close to the Harrow border, so some residents end up at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, run by London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, as well as Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge. Social care still comes from Hillingdon whichever hospital discharges your relative. Ring us while the discharge is still being planned so we can say whether we can cover it. See our hospital discharge support.
Getting to Eastcote
Eastcote station is on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines. Bus routes 282 and 398 serve the area, and the H13 passes through but not along the shopping parade; there is no direct bus to Harrow. From Lewisham the journey takes ninety minutes or more, which is why we are careful about promising visits.
Live-in care and respite. A live-in carer needs their own bedroom and can support a couple in one home. A husband or wife who does the caring can ask Hillingdon for a carer's assessment and contact Carers Trust Hillingdon about breaks; a live-in carer can then cover a week or two of respite care.
What we can do in Eastcote
- Personal care
- Medication support
- Home help
- Companionship
- Sit-in service
- Live-in care
- Respite care
- Dementia care
- Complex care
- Palliative care
- Hospital discharge
What we can help with in Eastcote
- 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
Elsewhere in Hillingdon
Home care pages for other parts of Hillingdon:
Our services
How we can help in Hillingdon
From a few visits a week to a carer who lives in, choose the support that fits.
Visiting care in Hillingdon
Regular visits for personal care, medication, meals and company.
Read more →Live-in care in Hillingdon
A carer who lives in, for one person or a couple.
Read more →Respite care in Hillingdon
Cover so a family carer can rest, recover or go away.
Read more →Supported living in Hillingdon
Our homes in Whitton, Kingston and Uxbridge.
Read more →Eastcote FAQs
Common Eastcote questions
Questions families ask us about Eastcote. If yours is not here, ask us directly.
Ask a questionOur letters say Pinner. Should we contact Harrow Council?
No. Eastcote is in Hillingdon even where the postal town is Pinner, so contact Hillingdon Social Care Direct on 01895 556633. If you are unsure, check the council tax bill: it names the council.
Mum was discharged from Northwick Park. Does that change who arranges her care?
No. The hospital is in Harrow, but her care at home is still assessed and funded by Hillingdon because that is where she lives.
My parents live in a maisonette near the station. Can they have a live-in carer?
Only if there's a spare bedroom, which many two-bedroom maisonettes have. If not, visits are the option, subject to carer availability. We look at the stairs to the front door at the assessment.
Dad wants to keep going to Field End Road for his paper and coffee. Can a carer help?
Yes. A short walk to the parade with a carer can be part of the plan, and it keeps him moving and in touch with people he knows.
Is there dementia support in Hillingdon we can use alongside your care?
Yes. The Alzheimer's Society runs a Hillingdon dementia carer support service, and the council lists free dementia groups and cafes on its dementia help and support page. Our dementia care fits around them.
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