Home Care in Twickenham, TW1 and TW2

Yes, we provide home care in Twickenham. Live-in care is the service we can commit to anywhere in TW1 and TW2, because the carer moves in and travel stops mattering; regular visits depend on whether we have a carer living nearby, so ask and we will tell you honestly. Everything starts with a free home assessment by Jackie, our registered manager, and a written care plan.

Terraces, conversions and the houses round the Green

Twickenham's streets are mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis, and a good number have been split into flats. That matters for care. A ground-floor flat is usually easy to work in; an upper flat in a converted house often means a steep internal staircase and a small bathroom tucked at the top of it, which is where falls happen. By the river there are Georgian houses, and there are newer blocks of flats near the station.

If the stairs are becoming the problem, we talk through moving the bedroom down, a stairlift or a level-access shower at the assessment.

Match days and parking for carers

Twickenham Stadium, the home of England rugby, sits on the Whitton side of town, and on event days roads close and extra parking restrictions come in. Controlled parking zones also cover the town centre on ordinary days. For anyone visiting a client, Richmond Council publishes its CPZ map and event-day controls, and runs an operational parking permit that care workers can apply for when they need to park in a zone during restricted hours.

Buses through the town centre, stopping on York Street, Heath Road and by Poulett Gardens, include the 33, 267, 281, 290, 490, H22, R68 and R70. Twickenham and Strawberry Hill stations are on South Western Railway. From our office on Lewisham High Street the journey is roughly 75 to 90 minutes, which is the honest reason visiting care here depends on carer availability.

West Middlesex or Kingston: which hospital?

It depends on which side of Twickenham you live. Many people in TW1 and TW2 go to the emergency department at West Middlesex University Hospital in Isleworth, just over the border in Hounslow. Others, especially towards Strawberry Hill and Teddington, go to Kingston Hospital.

Tell the discharge team early that you want care at home. Our hospital discharge page explains what a carer can do in those first weeks.

Local GP practices include York Medical Practice at St John's Health Centre on Oak Lane (TW1 3PA) and Twickenham Park Surgery on Rosslyn Road (TW1 2AR).

How do I get Richmond Council to assess my parent in Twickenham?

Twickenham is the council's home: the Civic Centre is on York Street. Adult Social Care asks people to start with its online referral, which a family member can complete, or to call 020 8891 7971 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm). The needs assessment is free. If the council then funds care it means-tests income and savings, and it can pay a personal budget as a direct payment so you can choose your own provider. We don't publish prices: you get a written quote after our assessment. Funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare are covered on our Richmond upon Thames page.

Live-in care and short breaks

A live-in carer needs their own bedroom and a daily break, which we build into the plan. In a two-bedroom conversion that usually means the spare room becomes the carer's room. See live-in care.

If you are the one doing the caring, a live-in carer can also cover a week or two while you go away. Ask the council for a carer's assessment as well, because it can lead to funded breaks. Our Whitton supported living home is next door to Twickenham and takes respite as well as permanent stays.

Care we arrange in Twickenham

• 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

Our mobile nail care visits cover Lewisham, Blackheath, Tower Hamlets, Bromley and Southwark, so ask before booking one in Twickenham.

What we can help with in Twickenham

• 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