Home Care in Muswell Hill, N10

Yes, we provide home care in Muswell Hill, and live-in care is what we can offer most reliably here. Muswell Hill is one of the hardest parts of Haringey to reach from our Lewisham office, with no Tube or rail station of its own, so regular visits depend on finding a carer who can make the journey at the right times. Every arrangement starts with a free home assessment by Jackie, our registered manager, and a written care plan.

Why live-in care suits Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill was built almost all at once, between about 1900 and 1914, and its family houses have stayed family houses. Many Edwardian terraces and semis here have a spare bedroom, which is the one thing a live-in carer must have. Once the carer has moved in, the distance from south-east London stops mattering.

Size helps with privacy too. In a three- or four-storey Edwardian house the carer's room can be on a different floor from the couple's own, so a husband and wife who have one carer looking after both of them still have their evenings to themselves.

Front steps, steep streets and mansion flats

Edwardian houses come with their own access problems. Many have a flight of steps up to the front door, often with a tiled path and no handrail, and most of the streets fall steeply away from the Broadway. Inside, whether a stairlift fits depends on the width and turn of the staircase, which the council's occupational therapist can assess.

The mansion flats along the main roads are different again. Some have lifts and some don't, and a hoist or hospital bed in a mansion flat needs measuring first. Converted upper-floor flats, with a long private staircase, rarely have room for a live-in carer, so care there is usually by visits.

Getting to N10: no Tube, plenty of buses

The nearest stations are Highgate and East Finchley on the Northern line, Bounds Green on the Piccadilly line and Alexandra Palace on the Great Northern line. From any of them, the last stretch is a bus up the hill: the 43, 102, 134, 144 and W7 all reach the Broadway. From Lewisham the journey takes well over an hour.

Parking is less of a problem. The Muswell Hill zone is controlled from 11am to 1pm every day and Fortis Green from 11am to 1pm on weekdays, so outside those two hours a carer can usually park on the street. The council's CPZ list gives the exact hours for each street's zone.

Who do I contact at Haringey Council about care for my father in Muswell Hill?

Haringey Adult Social Care handles needs assessments for older people. Apply online through gov.uk's needs assessment service for Haringey, or call 020 8489 1400 and press 1, then the option for your area. A financial assessment follows, and if his savings are above the council's upper limit he will be asked to pay the full cost himself. We give you a written quote after our assessment and don't publish prices. If his needs are mainly health needs, ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. Our Haringey home care page covers direct payments and the full council route.

If he goes into hospital, it will usually be the Whittington in Archway. Call us while the ward is still planning his discharge, not on the day he comes home.

Breaks for the person doing the caring

A husband or wife caring at home is entitled to a carer's assessment from Haringey Council, and so is a son or daughter who lives elsewhere, as long as the person they care for lives in Haringey. Carers First provides one-to-one support and groups for Haringey carers (0300 303 1555). When you need a proper break, a live-in carer can step in for a week or two: see respite care.

Care available in Muswell Hill

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

What we can help with in Muswell Hill

• 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