Care Homes

There are two types of care homes:

Residential homes provide accommodation with 24 hour support for personal care, such as dressing, eating meals or taking a bath. We run three residential care homes and also commission several others which are independently or privately run.

Nursing care homes provide the same services as residential homes. In addition, they employ a registered nurse who's available at all times and supervised by a doctor or consultant. There are three nursing care homes in our borough.

• You can search the NHS website for care homes or nursing care homes in Waltham Forest and elsewhere in the UK.
• Both residential and nursing care homes are registered and inspected regularly by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). All inspection reports are published on the CQC website. You can also contact them on 03000 61 61 61.
• You may want to take independent advice too. If so, both Age UK and healthwatch provide good information about choosing a care home.

Our staff can also provide advice 

Depending on your circumstances, you may need to pay for some or all of your care. 

Find out how to be financially assessed. 

Link to who qualifies for social care support 

The following care homes are run by Waltham Forest: 

• George Mason Lodge
• Mapleton Road 
• Alliston House