World's End · Kensington and Chelsea
Home Care in World's End, Chelsea SW10
Care at home for people living in the World's End Estate towers, the walkway flats and the terraces off the western King's Road, down towards Lots Road and the river.
Yes, we provide home care in World's End, from help with washing and dressing to a carer who lives in. It starts with a free home assessment by our registered manager, Jackie, and a written care plan. We are based in Lewisham, a long way from SW10, so regular visiting care depends on which carers are free; live-in care is the option we can offer here most reliably.
Where World's End starts
World's End is the far western stretch of the King's Road, past the bend where the road turns towards Fulham. It is named after the World's End pub, an inn since at least the 1600s; the current building dates from 1897. Today the district is mostly the World's End Estate, bounded by the King's Road, Blantyre Street, Cremorne Road and Cheyne Walk, with older streets around it such as Lots Road and Ashburnham Road. Everything here is SW10, and all of it is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Seven towers joined by walkways
The estate was designed by Eric Lyons with H.T. Cadbury-Brown and finished in 1977: seven red-brick towers linked by nine lower walkway blocks around two raised garden courtyards, about 750 council homes in all. The bigger flats are in the towers; the smaller ones open off the walkways.
At the assessment we look at:
- Lifts. For anyone high up in a tower, the lift is the only way in and out. We agree in advance what happens if it is out of service, especially for someone who uses a wheelchair or needs two people to move.
- Getting in. Walkways and flat numbering confuse first-time visitors, so a key safe and clear directions go in the care plan.
- Equipment. A hospital bed or mobile hoist has to come up in the lift and through a standard flat door, so we measure before anything is ordered.
The nearest GP. Kings Road Medical Centre is at 529 King's Road, SW10 0UD, at the World's End end of the road. We ask for the surgery's details at the assessment so changes in health are passed on.
How do carers reach World's End without a Tube?
No Underground line reaches World's End. Fulham Broadway and West Brompton on the District line, and Imperial Wharf on the Overground just over the boundary in Fulham, are each a walk of about a quarter of an hour. Most people come in by bus along the King's Road on the 11, the 22 or the 328, which ends its route here.
Driving is no easier. Street parking in the borough is in residents' permit bays, and the council doesn't issue permits to businesses or visitors, so a carer coming by car has to find a pay-to-park bay. Ask us before you plan around visit times, and we will tell you plainly what we can cover.
Who pays for home care in World's End?
If the council arranges the care, Kensington and Chelsea Adult Social Care assesses the person's needs and then their finances, and most people pay something towards it. You can request an assessment through People First, the council's adult social care site, or ring 020 7361 3013 on weekdays. Someone whose needs are mainly health needs may qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare, which the NHS funds in full.
For private care we quote in writing after our free assessment. Our Kensington and Chelsea home care page covers direct payments and the rest of the borough.
Back from Chelsea and Westminster
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on the Fulham Road is the local hospital, a short bus ride north. Short-term reablement after a stay there is arranged through the borough's Community Independence Service, run by Adult Social Care with Central London Community Healthcare. Tell us as early as you can that a discharge date is close, so the assessment can happen before the person comes home. See hospital discharge care.
Live-in care in an estate flat
A live-in carer needs a bedroom of their own. In a two-bedroom tower flat, a mansion flat or one of the houses near Lots Road, that is often possible, and it means someone is there every day whatever the buses are doing. In a one-bedroom walkway flat it usually isn't. We plan cover for the carer's breaks. More on live-in care.
A break for the family carer
If a husband, wife or daughter does most of the caring, short respite care gives them time off: a live-in carer for a week or two, or regular sitting visits while they go out. Carers can ask for their own carer's assessment through People First, and Carers Network (020 8960 3033) supports unpaid carers across the borough.
- Personal care
- Medication support
- Home help
- Companionship
- Sit-in service
- Dementia care
- Live-in care
- Respite care
- Complex care
- Palliative care
- Hospital discharge
- Nail care
What we can help with in World's End
- 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
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Home care pages for other parts of Kensington and Chelsea:
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How we can help in Kensington and Chelsea
From a few visits a week to a carer who lives in, choose the support that fits.
Visiting care in Kensington and Chelsea
Regular visits for personal care, medication, meals and company.
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A carer who lives in, for one person or a couple.
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Cover so a family carer can rest, recover or go away.
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World's End: questions we get asked
Questions families ask us about World's End. If yours is not here, ask us directly.
Ask a questionMum is high up in one of the towers. What if the lift breaks down while the carer is there?
The carer stays with her and reports the fault. We write a lift plan into the care plan at the assessment: who to call, what to do if she can't get out for an appointment, and what to do if a carer can't get up to her.
Dad has a one-bedroom walkway flat. Can he still have live-in care?
Not usually, because the carer needs their own bedroom. Visiting care is the alternative, subject to carer availability, and we would talk through how many visits a day he needs.
Do you cover Lots Road and the streets by Chelsea Harbour?
We cover all of SW10 in Kensington and Chelsea, including Lots Road and Cremorne Road. Chelsea Harbour itself is in Hammersmith and Fulham, which has its own council route; see our Hammersmith and Fulham page.
Can a carer go with her on the bus to Chelsea and Westminster for appointments?
Yes. Escorting someone to an outpatient appointment can be booked as part of a visit. Tell us the time of the appointment and we will plan the visit around it.
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