Nursing Homes in Morden
Morden has 6 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 2 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Morden at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Morden, to help you judge the options below.
- London Borough of Merton pays, residential care: £1,188 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953, median £1,783
- Care home beds filled across Merton: 94%. The 12 month average is 91%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 58
- People aged 75 and over: 13,800. Rising to 16,600 by 2035, up 20%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 3 closed. 4 changed owner, covering 210 beds.
- Who pays, across Merton (estimate): 53% council, 45% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,900. Rising to 2,300 by 2035, up 24%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,900. Rising to 5,200 by 2035, up 31%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- Hobkirk House 109 Blagdon Road New Malden. Application for a 80 bed care home. Submitted 15 April 2026. Approved 9 September 2026. (2.2 miles away)
- 32 The Avenue Cheam. Application for a 15 bed care home. Submitted 17 June 2025. Decision pending. (3.6 miles away)
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What nursing care in Morden involves and what to look for
How a nursing home differs in practice
The defining feature of a nursing home is the registered nurse on site at every hour of the day and night. That presence is what allows this kind of home to manage clinical needs which a residential setting cannot safely take on, including complex wound care, feeding tubes, catheters, insulin and conditions that change quickly. Alongside the nursing, residents receive the same everyday support that any care home provides: a room of their own, meals, and help with washing, dressing and moving about. Six homes in Morden are registered for nursing care, so the choice is real without being wide.
What the ratings across these six homes show
Waterside Lodge Care Home holds an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission. Jubilee Lodge, Jericho Lodge and Kelstone Court Nursing Home are each rated Good, while Millreed Lodge Care Home is currently rated Requires Improvement. Centre Vale Hall has not yet been rated. Reading the reports matters more here than usual, because inspection findings about staffing levels and clinical governance bear directly on whether nursing needs will be met reliably at three in the morning as well as at three in the afternoon.
Questions worth asking on a visit
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty during the day and overnight, and how the home covers a shift when a nurse calls in sick. Ask how much of the rota is filled by agency staff and how long the manager has been in post. Find out how the home works with district nurses, general practitioners and hospital teams, and how quickly families are told when someone deteriorates. Try to visit at a mealtime, when the pace of a home is hardest to disguise.
Getting an assessment and sorting out funding
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care can request a free assessment regardless of savings, and for this area it is arranged through London Borough of Merton Adult Social Care. A practitioner examines mobility, personal care, nutrition, medication, memory and clinical need, and records in writing the level of support required. Where nursing care is recommended, that document is what homes will want to see before they can confirm they are able to meet the need.
Who pays for nursing care
Funding for a nursing placement can come from more than one direction. A financial assessment considers income, savings and usually property to decide the council's contribution, while NHS funded nursing care may cover the nursing element separately, and a small number of people with primarily health related needs qualify for NHS continuing healthcare. Ask each home for its weekly fee in writing, what sits inside that figure and what is charged on top, and whether a top up payment would be expected. The profiles linked below carry the full inspection reports, which remain the soundest evidence for a decision of this weight.
6 nursing homes in Morden
- Jubilee Lodge · Morden, Merton · CQC Good
- Kelstone Court Nursing Home · Morden, Merton · CQC Good
- Millreed Lodge Care Home · Todmorden, Calderdale · CQC Requires improvement
- Jericho Lodge · Morden, Merton · CQC Good
- Waterside Lodge Care Home · Todmorden, Calderdale · CQC Outstanding
- Centre Vale Hall · Todmorden, Calderdale
What care costs in Merton, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care London figure, because too few Merton homes publish this price. 21 homes. Median £1,783. | £1,188 | £1,688 to £1,953 |
| Nursing care London figure, because too few Merton homes publish this price. 12 homes. Median £2,228. | £1,130 | £2,060 to £2,276 |
| Residential dementia care London figure, because too few Merton 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 Merton 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
- Millreed Lodge Care Home, 5 February 2026, Requires improvement
- Jericho Lodge, 12 June 2025, Good
- Kelstone Court Nursing Home, 3 June 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Waterside Lodge Care Home, 8 August 2019, Outstanding
- Jubilee Lodge, 9 June 2023, Good
- Kelstone Court Nursing Home, 3 June 2025, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Morden
How many nursing homes are there in Morden?
Morden has 6 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Outstanding, 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 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 Morden?
London Borough of Merton pays an average of £1,188 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953 a week. London figure, because too few Merton 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 Morden were inspected most recently?
Millreed Lodge Care Home (5 February 2026), Jericho Lodge (12 June 2025) and Kelstone Court Nursing Home (3 June 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.