Nursing Homes in Hornchurch
Hornchurch has 4 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Hornchurch at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Hornchurch, to help you judge the options below.
- London Borough of Havering pays, residential care: £1,230 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953, median £1,783
- Care home beds filled across Havering: 89%. The 12 month average is 92%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 71
- People aged 75 and over: 24,200. Rising to 26,300 by 2035, up 9%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 3 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 110 beds.
- Who pays, across Havering (estimate): 40% council, 40% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,200. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 14%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,800. Rising to 8,700 by 2035, up 28%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- 1A Hulse Avenue Romford. Application for a 15 bed care home. Submitted 13 January 2026. Approved with conditions 17 August 2026. (2.4 miles away)
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Planning and paying for nursing care in Hornchurch
Nursing placements carry an extra financial layer, because part of the cost can fall to the health service rather than to social care or the family. Families who do not know that often pay more than they need to, so it is worth understanding before any contract is signed.
The assessment and the health funding that goes with it
A care needs assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. The London Borough of Havering adult social care is responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where the national eligibility criteria are met. Where a resident in a nursing home has needs that only a registered nurse can meet, the NHS contributes towards the nursing part of the fee, and that contribution is decided separately from the local authority means test. Where someone's needs are primarily health related rather than social, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare as well, since that can cover the whole cost of a placement.
What a nursing placement costs
Social care is means tested, so a financial assessment sets what the resident pays from capital and income, and anyone above the capital threshold funds the placement themselves. Nursing fees sit above residential rates because registered nurses have to be rostered on every shift. Ask for the fee broken into its parts, so you can see the core weekly charge, any nursing element and extras such as chiropody or escorted appointments separately. Ask what happens if clinical needs increase, whether that moves the resident to a higher band, and how much written notice of any rise you would receive.
Choosing a provider and what to check
When every home on a list is rated the same, the questions that separate them are about staffing and clinical detail rather than general quality.
The nursing numbers that actually matter
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty on each shift, not merely whether the home has nurses, and ask the same question about nights and weekends. Ask how often nursing shifts are filled by agency staff, since a home relying heavily on agency nurses has less continuity of clinical judgement. Ask who covers when the nurse in charge is on a break, and how a deteriorating resident is escalated out of hours. Ask about medicines too: how errors are recorded, who reviews them and what has changed as a result, because medicines management is where nursing homes most often come unstuck.
Coming in from hospital
Most nursing placements begin with a discharge, and the handover is where things go wrong. Ask who from the home assesses the person before admission and whether that happens on the ward or on paper. Ask what information the home insists on having, particularly the discharge summary, the medication list and any wound or pressure care plan. Ask how soon a GP would review the resident after arrival and which practice the home uses. A home that answers these questions precisely has done it many times before, which is exactly what you want.
4 nursing homes in Hornchurch
- The Care Home · Hornchurch, Havering
- Ravenscourt Nursing Home · Hornchurch, Havering · CQC Good
- Moreland House Care Home · Hornchurch, Havering · CQC Good
- The Care Home · Hornchurch, Havering · CQC Good
What care costs in Havering, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care London figure, because too few Havering homes publish this price. 21 homes. Median £1,783. | £1,230 | £1,688 to £1,953 |
| Nursing care London figure, because too few Havering homes publish this price. 12 homes. Median £2,228. | £1,338 | £2,060 to £2,276 |
| Residential dementia care London figure, because too few Havering homes publish this price. 18 homes. Median £1,979. | Not published separately | £1,889 to £2,049 |
| Nursing dementia care London figure, because too few Havering homes publish this price. 10 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. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- The Hornchurch Care Home, 17 January 2023, Good
- Moreland House Care Home, 23 September 2022, Good
- Ravenscourt Nursing Home, 17 August 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Ravenscourt Nursing Home, 17 August 2018, Good
- Moreland House Care Home, 23 September 2022, Good
- The Hornchurch Care Home, 17 January 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Hornchurch
How many nursing homes are there in Hornchurch?
Hornchurch has 4 CQC registered nursing homes: 3 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Hornchurch?
London Borough of Havering pays an average of £1,230 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953 a week. London figure, because too few Havering homes publish this price. 21 homes. Median £1,783. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Hornchurch were inspected most recently?
The Hornchurch Care Home (17 January 2023), Moreland House Care Home (23 September 2022) and Ravenscourt Nursing Home (17 August 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.