Which residential care homes in Hillingdon are listed here?

Twenty eight registered residential care homes in Hillingdon appear on this page, including Gledwood Care Homes, Mountview, Swanage Lodge, Poplars Care Home, Marian House Care Home and Aram House. All of them are registered to provide accommodation together with personal care. Each has a profile setting out its current Care Quality Commission rating and the inspection report behind it. Looking at four or five profiles together gives a much clearer picture of what is available than reading any single one alone.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Hillingdon?

Ask how many staff are on duty during the day and overnight, how long they have worked at the home, and what training they receive for conditions such as dementia. Find out how care plans are written and reviewed, and how families are informed when someone's health changes. Ask to see a week of menus and the activities programme, and establish exactly what the weekly fee covers and what is charged on top. Speaking to a resident or a visiting relative, where you get the chance, is usually the most revealing part of a visit.

How does a residential care home differ from a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a permanent place to live with meals, company and practical help from care staff with washing, dressing and taking medication. A nursing home offers all of that and additionally keeps registered nurses on site to meet clinical needs such as complex medication, wound care or support with a deteriorating condition. Every provider listed on this Hillingdon page is registered as a residential care home. Where clinical needs already exist or seem likely to develop, raise it at the care needs assessment so the right sort of home is identified.

Can London Borough of Hillingdon pay towards a placement?

It can, where the care needs assessment concludes that residential care is required and a financial assessment confirms the person is eligible for support. Income, savings and capital are all taken into account, and contributing part of the fee is a more common outcome than the whole amount being met. Where the primary need is a health need rather than a social one, NHS continuing healthcare may apply instead. Asking about funding early is worthwhile, because the answer determines which homes are realistically within reach.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Hillingdon?

Get in touch with London Borough of Hillingdon and ask for an adult social care assessment, which can be requested by the person concerned or by a relative, friend or GP acting for them. There is no charge and no financial test attached to having one. A practitioner will look at how someone manages washing, dressing, eating, moving about and taking medication, then set out in writing what support is needed. That written outcome underpins any funding decision and helps you judge which homes here could meet the need.

How far in advance should the search start?

Earlier is better, because the homes families settle on are seldom the ones with a room free at short notice. Allowing a few weeks makes room for an assessment, a conversation about money and unhurried visits to two or three places. Searches that begin during a hospital discharge tend to narrow to whatever happens to be available that week. Reading profiles before a move becomes urgent costs nothing and keeps the eventual decision a considered one.

Care Homes in Hillingdon

Hillingdon has 28 CQC registered care homes. 23 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 10 of the 28 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Hillingdon at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Hillingdon.

London Borough of Hillingdon pays, residential care: £1,169 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953, median £1,783
Care home beds filled across Hillingdon: 94%. The 12 month average is 93%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 65
People aged 75 and over: 21,100. Rising to 25,100 by 2035, up 19%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 6 changed owner, covering 262 beds.
Who pays, across Hillingdon (estimate): 50% council, 33% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 21%
People aged 85 and over: 6,200. Rising to 8,000 by 2035, up 29%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

What Residential Care in Hillingdon Involves and What to Look For

Personal care is the defining feature of every home on this page. Staff help with washing, dressing, moving about, eating and taking medication, and they provide the company and routine that living alone had stopped offering. Nursing is not delivered on site, which is the single most important thing to establish before a shortlist takes shape.

Understanding what the ratings are telling you

Twenty two of these homes are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, four are rated Requires Improvement, and two have no published rating yet. A rating compresses days of observation into one word, so the report beneath it deserves the time. Inspectors record concrete things: how medicines were stored and given, whether staffing matched the level of need, whether care plans described the actual person. Where a home is rated Requires Improvement, the report will name the shortcoming and date it, which sometimes reveals a paperwork failing rather than a problem with care itself.

Judging a home in person

Visit at a busy hour rather than a quiet one selected for you, ideally over lunch. Watch whether staff speak with residents instead of around them, whether people are doing something or simply sitting, and how long it takes for a call bell to be answered. Ask about staffing overnight, how long the care team has been in post, and what happens when a resident's needs outgrow what the home is registered to provide. Blandford Lodge, Vine Lodge, Ryefield Court, Heathfield House and Woodlands Care Home each carry a profile in this listing with contact details for arranging a look around.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding in Hillingdon

Two processes decide how a placement is paid for, and they happen in sequence rather than together. What someone needs is established first, and only then does anybody examine what they can afford to contribute.

The care needs assessment

Every adult who appears to need support can request an assessment, free of charge and irrespective of savings. A practitioner will go through daily life in detail and produce a written record of the help required, covering mobility, personal care, meals, medication and safety when alone. London Borough of Hillingdon adult social care is responsible for arranging these assessments and for organising funded support where a person qualifies. Families intending to pay privately often skip this, which is a mistake, because the written outcome gives you a clear standard to hold each home against.

What placements typically cost

A financial assessment follows, taking income, pensions, savings and capital into account to arrive at a fair contribution. Paying in full, receiving help towards the fee and having the cost met entirely are all realistic outcomes, and where needs are mainly clinical the NHS may fund the placement instead. Weekly fees differ between homes according to the support provided, the room and the supervision required, so ask for the figure in writing along with anything charged separately, such as chiropody, hairdressing or trips out. If a third party top up is suggested, be clear about who will pay it and what happens should that become unaffordable.

28 care homes in Hillingdon

Whitby Dene · 316 Whitby Road, Eastcote, Hillingdon, HA4 9EE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Whitby Dene provides residential care in Eastcote for older people and younger adults. We support people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health conditions and people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Alvina Lodge · 22 Hoppner Road, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB4 8PY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Flying Angel Limited
Alvina Lodge is a residential care home in Hayes. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with mental ill health and people whose difficulties involve the use of alcohol or drugs, and we offer respite stays as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Blandford Lodge · 4A Blandford Waye, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB4 0PB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parvy Homes Limited
At Blandford Lodge, we provide residential care for a wide range of people in the heart of Hayes, Hillingdon. Our home supports older adults, younger adults, people living with a learning disability or autism, and those experiencing mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Gledwood Care Homes · 63 Gledwood Gardens, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB4 0AU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Rashmi Bhautoa
We at Gledwood Care Homes offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in Hayes, providing thoughtful support to adults who need a safe and comfortable place to call home. Nestled within the London borough of Hillingdon, our home combines...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Imperial Lodge · 268 Lansbury Drive, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB4 8SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Imperial Lodge
Imperial Lodge is a residential care home in Hayes. We support adults with mental health needs and people affected by alcohol or drug misuse, and we offer respite stays for people who need residential support for a short period. This house...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Swanage Lodge · 22-24 Swanage Waye, Hayes, Hillingdon, UB4 0NY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parvy Homes Limited
Swanage Lodge is a residential care home in Hayes. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people managing mental health conditions, and we offer respite stays. This is a house run with the people who live in it...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Merrimans Respite Care Unit · 3 Merrimans House, Hillingdon, Hillingdon, UB8 3JZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The London Borough of Hillingdon
Here at Merrimans Respite Care Unit, we offer residential and respite care for adults with learning disabilities and autism, based in the heart of Hillingdon. We know that finding the right care for a loved one is one of the most...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Mountview · Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Hillingdon, HA6 2RD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by M D Homes
At Mountview, we provide residential care for adults in the heart of Northwood, Hillingdon. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the Care Quality Commission, which reflects the genuine effort our whole team puts into making...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Santa Care · 69 Briarwood Drive, Northwood, Hillingdon, HA6 1PW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Santa Bapoo
Santa Care is a residential home in Northwood, supporting a broad mix of adults who need somewhere to live with care in place. That includes older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability, autistic people, people managing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Seymour House- · 34 to 38 Chester Road, Northwood, Hillingdon, HA6 1BQ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Seymour House Residential Care Homes Limited
Seymour House is a residential care home in Northwood, northwest London. We are a permanent home to older people and to some younger adults, and we also offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Brackenbridge House · Brackenhill, Ruislip, Hillingdon, HA4 0JH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by GCH (South) Ltd
Brackenbridge House is a residential care home in Ruislip for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults whose needs suit a home of this kind. We help with washing and dressing, medication,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Poplars Care Home · 15-17 Ickenham Road, Ruislip, Hillingdon, HA4 7BZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Appcourt Limited
Poplars Care Home is in Ruislip. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental health needs, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Boyne Residential Care Home · 38 Park Way, Ruislip, Hillingdon, HA4 8NU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Boyne Care Home Limited
We are a residential care home in Ruislip, providing a home for older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia. Our aim is an unhurried house. A good deal of care is spoiled simply by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Whitby Dene · 316 Whitby Road, Ruislip, Hillingdon, HA4 9EE
Care home · Run by Care UK Care Services Limited
Whitby Dene is a residential care home in Ruislip supporting older people, including those living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions and people with physical disabilities. Younger adults whose needs are best met in a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
78 Hoylake Crescent · 78 Hoylake Crescent, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 8JF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by AKM Care
Here at 78 Hoylake Crescent, we are a residential care home situated in Uxbridge, Hillingdon, and we support a wide range of people who come to live with us or stay for a period of respite. Our home welcomes older adults, younger adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Aram House · 5 Maygoods Lane, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB8 3TE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sand Care Limited
Aram House provides residential care in Uxbridge for older people and younger adults, with particular experience of supporting people with mental health needs. We also offer planned respite stays. We try to provide the sort of place where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Colham Road · 3 Colham Road, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB8 3UR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The London Borough of Hillingdon
Colham Road in Uxbridge is a small residential care home for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Being small is the point of the place. With only a few people living here, staff know everybody properly rather than knowing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Coppermill Care Centre · 10 Canal Way, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB9 6TG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Coppermill Care Limited
We are Coppermill Care Centre in Uxbridge, a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with a visual or hearing impairment. What we provide is residential care rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Heathfield House · 10 Heath Road, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 0SL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Vijaykoomar Kowlessur
Heathfield House is a residential care home in Uxbridge, supporting adults who need help with daily living, working mainly with adults who have a learning disability or who are autistic and with people managing mental health conditions. We...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Marian House Care Home · 100 Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB8 3PW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary CIO
Marian House Care Home is a residential home in Uxbridge, Hillingdon, looking after older people who need support with everyday living. Many of our residents live with dementia, and a number have physical disabilities or sight and hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Micado Homes - Drayton Lodge · 47 West Drayton Road, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB8 3LB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Micado Homes Limited
Drayton Lodge is a residential care home in Uxbridge, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, supporting adults managing mental health needs, including younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. We run this as somewhere people live...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Options The Old Vicarage · 75 The Greenway, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB8 2PL
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by OA2 Adults Limited
The Old Vicarage is a residential home in Uxbridge supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, many of them younger adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We want to be open about our current position....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ryefield Court · Ryefield Avenue, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 9DE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Berkley Care Ryefield Limited
Ryefield Court is a care home in Uxbridge, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support younger adults whose needs are better met in a smaller,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Simone's House · 41 & 41a Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 0AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by PBT Social Care Ltd
We are Simone's House, a residential care home in Uxbridge, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. We support older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Sweetcroft Residential Care Home · 53 Sweetcroft Lane, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 9LE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by J & B Care Home Limited
Sweetcroft Residential Care Home is in Uxbridge in the London borough of Hillingdon. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people needing care for a short spell....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Vine Lodge · Vine Lane, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 0NF
Care home · Run by GCH (Vine Lodge) Limited
We are a residential home in Uxbridge supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and older people who need help with daily living. The house runs as a household rather than a service. People...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Woodlands Care Home · 84 Long Lane, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UB10 8SX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Woodlands Care Home Limited
We are a residential care home in Uxbridge, providing a home for older people who need support to get comfortably through the day. We try to keep the feel of a household rather than an institution, with people bringing their own furniture...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Hatton Grove · 4 Hatton Grove, West Drayton, Hillingdon, UB7 7AU
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The London Borough of Hillingdon
Hatton Grove is a residential care home in West Drayton, Hillingdon, supporting adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period. The people who live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care

What care costs in Hillingdon, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care London figure, because too few Hillingdon homes publish this price. 21 homes. Median £1,783.	£1,169	£1,688 to £1,953
Nursing care London figure, because too few Hillingdon homes publish this price. 12 homes. Median £2,228.	£1,174	£2,060 to £2,276
Residential dementia care London figure, because too few Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon 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

78 Hoylake Crescent, 16 July 2026, Good
Options The Old Vicarage, 18 April 2026, Requires improvement
Woodlands Care Home, 11 December 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Sweetcroft Residential Care Home, 9 June 2021, Good
Mountview, 30 July 2022, Good
Merrimans Respite Care Unit, 24 November 2022, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Hillingdon

How many care homes are there in Hillingdon?

Hillingdon has 28 CQC registered care homes: 23 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 2 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Hillingdon?

London Borough of Hillingdon pays an average of £1,169 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953 a week. London figure, because too few Hillingdon 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 care homes in Hillingdon were inspected most recently?

78 Hoylake Crescent (16 July 2026), Options The Old Vicarage (18 April 2026) and Woodlands Care Home (11 December 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.