Wimbledon Village · Merton
Home Care in Wimbledon Village
Live-in care, visiting care where we can staff it, and breaks for family carers in the large houses and mansion flats around the High Street, Church Road, Parkside and the edge of Wimbledon Common.
Yes, we provide home care in Wimbledon Village, and live-in care is usually the arrangement that works best here. The houses usually have a spare bedroom, and the Village has no station, which makes daily visits from our Lewisham office harder to staff. Visiting care is still possible on some routes, depending on carer availability, and it always starts with a free home assessment by Jackie, our registered manager.
Top of the hill
The Village sits at the top of Wimbledon Hill, around the High Street, with the Common on one side and the All England Club down the slope on the other. Roads such as Church Road, Marryat Road, Parkside, West Side Common, Belvedere Grove and Cannizaro Road are lined with large Victorian and Edwardian detached and semi-detached houses. Between them are mansion-style and purpose-built flats. The population is older than average for London.
Big houses bring their own problems. Bedrooms and the main bathroom are often two floors up, staircases turn, and there may be steps to the front door or down to the garden. Some flats in older blocks have no lift.
Is live-in care a good fit for a Village house?
Usually, yes. A live-in carer needs their own bedroom and access to a bathroom, and most Village houses have both. Because the carer lives with you, travel from south-east London does not come into it. One carer can support a couple and go with someone to appointments.
When Jackie visits, she looks at:
- whether a downstairs room could become a bedroom, with a shower room or WC close by;
- whether the staircase could take a stairlift, and where a profiling bed or hoist would go if needed;
- where the carer would sleep, and how they would take their daily break;
- how they get in: keys, alarms and a key safe.
Live-in care also suits dementia care, where having one familiar person in a familiar house often matters more than anything else.
No station: how carers reach the Village
The nearest station is Wimbledon, at the bottom of the hill. From there the 93 bus climbs Wimbledon Hill Road to the High Street and carries on along Parkside. The 200 stops at Wimbledon Village/Ridgway and links Raynes Park with Colliers Wood and Mitcham. The 493 runs through the Village and past the tennis club towards Southfields. A visiting carer coming from Lewisham needs a train, then a bus up the hill, and that is why we only agree to visits when we have someone close enough to arrive on time every day.
The Village is covered by its own controlled parking zones, including VC, VN and VOs. A carer who drives will need a visitor permit, or the council's carer parking permit if the person receiving care is housebound or holds a Blue Badge.
Championships fortnight hits the Village hardest. During the 2026 tournament the council banned parking from 8.30am to 11.30pm on Church Road, Marryat Road, Parkside, West Side Common and the High Street between Belvedere Grove and Church Road, and made dozens of nearby roads permit-only. Some closed roads need a permit from the All England Club. Check the council's Championships parking page each spring, and tell us early if care will be running then.
After a hospital stay
Emergency and inpatient care for the Village is usually at St George's in Tooting. The 493 runs directly between the Village and St George's, which helps relatives visiting. People also come home to the Village after planned operations at private hospitals, including Parkside Hospital, a private hospital on Parkside. Either way, call us while the discharge date is being set, so a carer can be in place for the first nights at home. See hospital discharge care.
How do I pay for home care in Wimbledon Village?
The Village is in the London Borough of Merton. Needs assessments go through the council's Adult Social Care First Response Team on 020 8545 4388 or ASCFirstResponse@merton.gov.uk; there is no online form. For care at home the council does not count the value of your house, but savings above its limits usually mean paying for your own care. The assessment is still free and can lead to equipment and advice. Our Merton home care page explains the council route, direct payments and NHS Continuing Healthcare. We quote after our free assessment, in writing.
A husband or wife doing the caring is entitled to a carer's assessment, which Carers First Merton (0300 303 1555) can arrange. A short live-in respite stay can cover a holiday or a hospital stay of their own.
What we can help with in Wimbledon Village
- 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
Elsewhere in Merton
Home care pages for other parts of Merton:
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How we can help in Merton
From a few visits a week to a carer who lives in, choose the support that fits.
Visiting care in Merton
Regular visits for personal care, medication, meals and company.
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A carer who lives in, for one person or a couple.
Read more →Respite care in Merton
Cover so a family carer can rest, recover or go away.
Read more →Supported living in Merton
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Village families ask
Questions families ask us about Wimbledon Village. If yours is not here, ask us directly.
Ask a questionMy mother's bedroom is on the second floor. Does she need to move downstairs before live-in care starts?
Not necessarily. Many people manage stairs safely with a carer beside them. If the stairs are becoming risky, we will talk through a downstairs bedroom, a stairlift or an occupational therapy referral at the assessment.
Can the carer take Dad for walks on the Common?
Yes, if it is safe for him. We note in the care plan how far he can walk and whether to take a wheelchair, and the carer works within that.
We only want two visits a day, not a live-in carer. Is that possible here?
Sometimes. It depends on whether we have a carer who can reach the top of the hill reliably at your times. We check before agreeing and say so if we can't.
Are there local groups my mother could join as well?
The Wimbledon Guild runs activities, befriending and the HomeFood Café, and a carer can go with her.
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