Greenford · Ealing
Home Care in Greenford
Live-in care for UB6, with respite stays and visits where we have a carer free, for the long roads of 1930s semis between Greenford Broadway, the A40, the canal and Horsenden Hill.
Yes, we arrange home care in Greenford, and here it is mostly live-in care, which suits the area's family houses well. Greenford is one of the furthest parts of Ealing from our Lewisham office, so we offer visiting care only where a carer is free at your times; we will check before promising anything. The first step is a free assessment in the home.
Why Greenford houses suit live-in care
Greenford grew up in the 1930s along the A40 and the Grand Union Canal, and much of UB6 is street after street of interwar semi-detached houses and short terraces. Those homes usually have what live-in care needs: a second or third bedroom the carer can have to themselves, and a kitchen and bathroom the household shares. Many also have room for a downstairs toilet or shower to be added, which helps when stairs become difficult. A live-in carer works to a care plan, has agreed daily breaks, and is relieved by another carer for time off. One carer can support a couple.
There are council estates and newer flats near the A40 and the former Glaxo site too. If the home is a one-bedroom flat, live-in care will not fit and visits are the option to discuss.
What can a carer do in a Greenford home?
- Personal care: washing, dressing, continence care, help in and out of bed.
- Medication support and noticing when something has changed.
- Meals, laundry and keeping the home in order.
- Getting out: the shops on Greenford Broadway, the GP, or a walk by the canal.
- Dementia care, with a routine that stays the same from day to day.
Age UK Ealing is in Greenford
The borough's Age UK branch is based at Greenford Community Centre, 170 Oldfield Lane South (UB6 9JS, 020 8567 8017). Age UK Ealing gives information and advice and runs befriending and shopping trips. Its Wellbeing Day Centre meets there on Mondays and Thursdays. Note that it is a low-needs service: people who go need to manage their own personal care and have fair mobility, and there is a daily charge. For someone who needs more help, a carer at home on other days can sit alongside it.
The Tube is easier than it used to be. In 2015 Greenford Central line station got an incline lift that runs up the slope beside the escalator, the first of its kind in the UK, making the station step-free. That makes hospital and clinic trips by Tube possible for someone using a wheelchair or walker.
Who assesses care needs for someone in Greenford?
Ealing Council's adult social care. You can start with its Social Care Advice and Referral Centre on 020 8825 8000, or with the online referral form for relatives and representatives, which asks that the person knows you are making it. After the needs assessment comes a means test of income and savings; the council does not count the value of a home the person lives in when charging for care at home. People with mainly health needs should ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. We quote in writing after our own assessment. For more on direct payments and the council's process, see our Ealing home care page.
Hospitals and getting around
Greenford residents are admitted to Ealing Hospital on the Uxbridge Road and also to Northwick Park in Harrow, run by the same NHS trust. Discharge planning works the same way at both: ask the ward early about equipment, and call us if you want an assessment arranged before the date.
Greenford station has the Central line and the GWR shuttle to West Ealing; South Greenford is on the same branch. From Lewisham it takes roughly 75 to 90 minutes. Away from the stations most streets have unrestricted parking, though Zone Q around Greenford station is controlled.
When the family carer needs a rest
For a Greenford carer, the Age UK day centre on Oldfield Lane South can give a regular day off if the person you look after qualifies. For a longer break, our respite care can be a live-in carer for a week or two while you go away, and Ealing Council offers a carer's assessment to see what it will fund.
What we can help with in Greenford
- 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 Ealing
Home care pages for other parts of Ealing:
Our services
How we can help in Ealing
From a few visits a week to a carer who lives in, choose the support that fits.
Visiting care in Ealing
Regular visits for personal care, medication, meals and company.
Read more →Live-in care in Ealing
A carer who lives in, for one person or a couple.
Read more →Respite care in Ealing
Cover so a family carer can rest, recover or go away.
Read more →Supported living in Ealing
Our homes in Whitton, Kingston and Uxbridge.
Read more →Greenford FAQs
Greenford: your questions
Questions families ask us about Greenford. If yours is not here, ask us directly.
Ask a questionMum goes to the Age UK day centre on Mondays. Could a carer help on the other days?
Yes, if we can staff it. A live-in carer could also get her ready and to Oldfield Lane South on day centre mornings. If her needs grow beyond what the day centre accepts, we can talk about what changes at home.
Our semi has the only toilet upstairs. Is that a problem for live-in care?
It is manageable. Ask Ealing adult social care for an occupational therapy assessment about rails, a commode or a downstairs adaptation, and we will plan the care around the stairs.
Do you cover Perivale and Northolt as well as Greenford?
Yes. Perivale shares the UB6 postcode and Northolt (UB5) is next door. Both are covered on the same basis, mainly live-in.
Will a carer be able to park outside?
On most Greenford streets, yes. Near Greenford station you are in a controlled zone, so tell us if you are close to it.
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