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Home Care in Lewisham
Personal care, live-in care, complex care and nail care at home across Lewisham, Catford, Hither Green, Ladywell and Brockley.
Care at home across the borough
Lewisham is one of the parts of London where staying put genuinely matters to people. A great many residents have been in the same street for decades, often in the same Victorian terrace, and the idea of moving to a care home twenty miles away to be looked after is not a neutral proposition. It means leaving a church, a market, neighbours and a whole life.
We provide home care throughout the borough: Lewisham town centre and Ladywell, Catford and Rushey Green, Hither Green, Brockley and Crofton Park, Forest Hill and Sydenham, Deptford and New Cross, and out towards Grove Park and Downham.
The housing here shapes the care
Most of Lewisham's older residents live in period terraces and converted flats, which means stairs, and often a bathroom on the first floor with a bath rather than a shower. That is the single most common reason families call us: the point at which getting upstairs, or getting in and out of the bath, stops being safe on your own.
It also means many homes have a spare bedroom, which makes live-in care a realistic option here in a way it is not in a one-bedroom flat. For couples in particular, a live-in carer is often considerably cheaper than two residential placements and keeps two people together in the house they own.
Coming out of University Hospital Lewisham? Discharges move quickly, and packages assembled on the day of discharge are the ones that fail. Call us while the discharge is still being planned and we will tell you honestly whether we can cover it and from when.
What we provide in Lewisham
Visits run from half an hour to full live-in support, and we also provide respite cover for family carers and a sit-in service where someone should not be left alone.
Culture and language
Lewisham is one of the most diverse boroughs in the country, and a significant number of the older people we support came to London from the Caribbean and West Africa decades ago. Food, faith, hair and skin care, and simply being understood are not small details in personal care. We match carers with that in mind and we ask rather than assume.
Questions families in Lewisham ask
Do you cover the whole of the London Borough of Lewisham?
Yes, including Catford, Hither Green, Ladywell, Brockley, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Deptford, New Cross, Grove Park and Downham. If you are on the boundary with Greenwich, Southwark or Bromley, call and ask, because we cover those too.
Can you help with a discharge from University Hospital Lewisham?
Often, yes. Contact us as early as possible in the discharge planning, and we will tell you straight away what we can staff and when it can start.
Will Lewisham Council pay for care?
It may contribute, depending on a needs assessment and a financial assessment. Our guide to paying for care in London explains the means test, direct payments and NHS Continuing Healthcare, and where to start.
Do you offer nail care in Lewisham?
Yes. Lewisham is one of the five areas our mobile nail care service covers, at home or in a nursing home.
Talk it through with Jackie
No call centre and no obligation. Tell us what you are dealing with and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.