Home Care in Peckham, SE15

Rye Lane, the Rye and the streets in between

Rye Lane is Peckham's main shopping street, a long run of African and Caribbean grocers, hair and fabric shops between Peckham High Street and Peckham Rye station. At its southern end are the open common of Peckham Rye and Peckham Rye Park, opened in 1894 on land around the old Homestall Farm. To the west, Bellenden Road and the streets around it are a quieter grid of Victorian terraces and small independent shops.

Older Peckham residents tend to live in one of two kinds of home. North of the high street, the North Peckham estates were rebuilt in a large regeneration programme in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and many people live in low-rise council blocks and newer social housing. South and west of Rye Lane, the Victorian terraces are mostly split into upper and lower flats. In the upper flats, a steep internal staircase is usually the only way in, and that staircase shapes the care plan more than anything else. It affects whether a personal care visit can include a shower or has to be a strip wash, whether a hospital bed will fit, and whether someone can safely go out at all after a fall.

Close to our office, so visits are more realistic

We have one office, on Lewisham High Street, and none in Southwark. Peckham is close to it, though. The 436 bus runs from Lewisham through New Cross into Peckham and on to Camberwell, and trains connect Lewisham with Peckham Rye via Nunhead in a few minutes. Peckham Rye station has London Overground Windrush line, Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink services, and Queens Road Peckham has the Windrush line and Southern. That makes regular visiting care easier to arrange here than in most of the borough. We still match visits to carer availability, so tell us the times you need at the first call and we will say honestly whether we can cover them.

Most Peckham residential streets are inside a controlled parking zone, and council estates run their own permit schemes. When we plan visits, we work out how each carer will travel and where they will park.

Asking Southwark Council for a care assessment from SE15

Peckham is in the London Borough of Southwark, so contact Southwark's Older People and Physical Disabilities (OPPD) team, whether the person is over 65, has dementia or has a physical disability. Use the council's online referral page, or call 020 7525 3324 if you cannot use the form or need support urgently. The council may first suggest community services, and not everyone it assesses is offered council home care. You can also arrange care with us privately and ask the council to assess at the same time. Our Southwark home care page covers the borough-wide picture.

How much does home care in Peckham cost?

We cannot give a price on this page, because it depends on how many visits are needed, how long they are and what happens during them. We give you a written quote after the free assessment. If Southwark Council arranges the care, it means-tests your contribution, and its online contribution calculator gives an early estimate. People with a primary health need may qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare, which is not means-tested. Our paying for care guide sets out both routes.

Live-in care in a split terrace

A live-in carer needs a bedroom of their own, and in a one-bedroom upper flat off Bellenden Road there usually is not one. A two-bedroom maisonette on an estate is often easier. If space allows, live-in care suits a couple well, with one carer supporting both partners in their own home.

A break for family carers

Respite care can be a few sitting visits a week so you can get out, or a carer moving in for a fortnight while you go away. For someone with dementia, Link Age Southwark's dementia service is based just south of the Rye at Tell Grove in East Dulwich. Southwark also offers family carers a free carer's assessment.

Our services in Peckham

• 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 Peckham

• 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