Care Homes in Middlesex
A search for care homes in Middlesex currently returns a single provider, registered as a residential care home offering accommodation and personal care rather than nursing cover on site. It holds a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, which is a reassuring starting point for the one option available. That solitary result reflects current Care Quality Commission registration data recorded against this area and care type rather than any limitation in the Care Assura directory, so it is worth broadening your search as well as pursuing this home. The London Borough of Harrow is the body responsible for carrying out care needs assessments and for deciding who qualifies for funded support, and its adult social care team can also tell you what else lies within travelling distance. Read the inspection report below in full before you arrange anything, and ask the council in the same conversation what comparable homes it would suggest nearby.
Arranging care and working out who pays
A single result makes the assessment the most useful thing you can set in motion, since the written outcome travels with you to whichever home you eventually consider.
The care needs assessment
A free assessment is open to anybody who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. Ask the London Borough of Harrow adult social care team for one, or have a GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team refer. The outcome sets out what help is needed and why, which gives any home a clear brief to quote against. Request a carer's assessment at the same time if a relative has been providing much of the support.
Who meets the fees
A financial assessment compares income and capital with the national thresholds. Those above the upper limit normally pay in full, while those below may receive partial or complete support. Where somebody's needs are chiefly clinical, NHS continuing healthcare is assessed separately and can cover the whole cost. Fees are quoted weekly, so ask what sits outside them and how often they are reviewed.
Looking at the home, and looking further
What the inspection report shows
Sophia Care Home holds a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission. Read the report rather than relying on the rating alone, noting what inspectors said about staffing levels, how medicines were handled and whether residents were occupied rather than simply supervised.
Why a wider search is sensible
With one home recorded here, a vacancy may not exist at the point you need one. Ask the council what comparable homes it would suggest within travelling distance, and start that conversation early rather than when a decision becomes pressing. Visiting twice, once unannounced and once at a mealtime, tells you more than any tour.
3 care homes in Middlesex
- Avocet Trust - 20-22 Middlesex Road · 20-22 Middlesex Road, Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, HU8 0RB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Avocet Trust
We are Avocet Trust at Middlesex Road in Hull, a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults, including people with a learning disability, people who are autistic and people with a physical disability. We also offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Sophia Care Home · 236 Malvern Avenue, Middlesex, Harrow, HA2 9HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ms Sophia Mirza
Sophia is a residential care home in Harrow supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We run the home on the basis that it belongs to the people who live in it, and that shows in the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Avocet Trust - 22a-26 Middlesex Road · 22a-26 Middlesex Road, Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, HU8 0RB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Avocet Trust
We are the Avocet Trust home on Middlesex Road in Hull. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people with physical disabilities, along with older people who need help with daily living. Support here is built...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
What care costs in London, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 21 London homes. Median £1,783. | Varies by council | £1,688 to £1,953 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 12 London homes. Median £2,228. | Varies by council | £2,060 to £2,276 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 18 London homes. Median £1,979. | Not published separately | £1,889 to £2,049 |
| Nursing dementia care Middle half of prices from 10 London homes. Median £2,283. | Not published separately | £2,114 to £2,340 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.