Home Care in Old Malden, KT4 and KT3

Yes, we provide home care in Old Malden. We can arrange a live-in carer in any Old Malden home, and visiting care where we have a carer living near enough to come reliably, which we confirm before taking it on. It starts with a free assessment at home with Jackie, our registered manager, and a written care plan you keep.

Kingston or Sutton? Check before you contact the council

Old Malden sits along Malden Road between New Malden and Worcester Park, right on the borough boundary. Old Malden itself is in the Royal Borough of Kingston, but Worcester Park is split between Kingston and the London Borough of Sutton, and a KT4 postcode doesn't tell you which side you are on. The quickest check is the council tax bill. If it comes from Kingston, Kingston's Adult Social Care handles care needs assessments; if it comes from Sutton, contact Sutton Council instead. We can provide care on either side.

Plough Green, St John's and the painters' roads

Old Malden is much older than its neighbour. The parish is in the Domesday Book, and St John the Baptist church, Grade II listed and partly rebuilt in brick in 1611, stands near the Hogsmill next to the old Manor House. The village green, Plough Green, has The Plough pub, Plough Pond and a short parade of shops, and the area around it has been a conservation area since 1971.

Most homes, though, are 20th-century: interwar semis and detached houses with gardens, including a group of streets named after painters, starting with Millais Road (Millais painted the background of Ophelia on the Hogsmill here). Around the green there are some 19th-century cottages. The suburban houses are generally straightforward for care, with room for a stairlift or a bed downstairs. An old cottage can be trickier, with narrow stairs and a small bathroom, and we look at that carefully at the assessment.

What does a live-in carer need in an Old Malden house?

Three things: a bedroom of their own, somewhere to keep food and belongings, and a daily break that someone covers if your relative can't be left. Most Old Malden semis and detached houses have the spare room. Because a live-in carer lives in, the distance from our Lewisham office makes no difference, which is why it is the service we can offer most reliably here.

Trains, buses and parking

Malden Manor station, built in 1938, is on the Chessington branch of South Western Railway, and Worcester Park station is at the southern end. Both have direct trains to Waterloo. Buses are thinner on the ground: the 213 stops at Plough Green and runs to Kingston Hospital in one direction and Sutton in the other, the K1 calls at Malden Manor station on its way between New Malden, Tolworth and Surbiton, and the S3 starts there for Worcester Park and Sutton.

From Lewisham that is two trains and well over an hour each way, so regular visits depend on carer availability.

GP and hospital

Kingston Hospital is the usual acute hospital for Old Malden, and the 213 runs there directly. Because the area borders Sutton, some people are treated at St Helier or Epsom instead. Whichever hospital it is, ask the ward about Kingston Council's free reablement before discharge.

Respite for a husband, wife or daughter who cares

A carer's assessment comes through Kingston Carers' Network on 020 3031 2757. Alongside the council's own short breaks, we can provide a live-in carer for a week or two while you go away. Local dementia-friendly groups are listed on Connected Kingston. See our Kingston respite page.

Getting a council assessment

For Kingston residents, request a care needs assessment with the council's online form, by calling 020 8547 5005 or by emailing adults@kingston.gov.uk. A financial assessment follows. Our Kingston home care page explains the means test and direct payments. For private care, we give a written quote after the assessment.

Our services in Old Malden

• 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 Old Malden

• 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