Care Homes in Mitcham

Mitcham has 8 CQC registered care homes. 8 are rated Good. 3 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Mitcham at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Mitcham, 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

  • 78 Croydon Road, Penge, London. Application for a 12 bed care home. Submitted 3 June 2026. Approved 7 October 2026. (3.4 miles away)
  • 78 Croydon Road, Penge, London. Application for a 12 bed care home. Submitted 20 October 2025. Approved 17 February 2026. (3.4 miles away)

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

Setting up a move into residential care in Mitcham

The practical steps behind a care home place tend to run in a set order, and knowing that order spares a family a good deal of anxiety. It applies whether you expect the council to help with fees or intend to pay the whole cost yourselves.

The care needs assessment

A free assessment of needs is open to anyone who appears to need care and support, and savings do not affect the right to have one. London Borough of Merton Adult Social Care is the authority responsible for carrying it out for people living in Mitcham, together with the financial assessment that decides who meets the cost. The conversation covers washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and how safe someone is alone, and the written outcome is a document homes will ask to see. Anyone providing regular unpaid support can request a carer assessment of their own alongside it.

Fees and who pays them

Residential fees across London tend to run higher than the national picture, and each home prices by room, by the support needed and by whether the place is privately arranged. Where capital sits below the national threshold, the local authority may meet part of the fee while the resident contributes an assessed sum from pension and other income. A room priced above what the authority will pay needs a third party top up from a relative, and that promise has to hold for as long as the placement lasts. Ask for the fee schedule in writing and check what falls outside it, such as hairdressing, chiropody or trips out.

Weighing up the eight homes on this page

What the ratings do and do not tell you

All eight are rated Good, so the inspection reports are best read for texture rather than for warnings. Look at what inspectors say about staffing levels, how medicines are handled and whether residents have a say in their day, since those passages separate one Good home from another. Check the date of the report too, because a home can change a great deal after a change of manager.

Matching the home to the person

The providers listed for Mitcham include St Georges Residential Care Home, Rosebank Lodge, St Antony's Care Home, Greenfield Care Home and Acorn Residential Home, and they differ in size, atmosphere and the sort of support they are registered to give. Ask each home directly whether it can meet the needs you describe, including anything that only shows itself on a bad day. A home that is honest about its limits is telling you something valuable.

Making the visit count

Call in around a mealtime, watch how staff speak to residents who cannot easily answer back, and notice whether people look occupied. Ask how long the manager has been in post, how the home handles a resident whose health declines, and how families hear about falls or illness. Then visit a second time, unannounced if the home allows it.

8 care homes in Mitcham

  1. St Antony's Care Home · 1 Wide Way, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 1BP
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by St.Antony's Ltd
    St Antony's Care Home provides residential care in Mitcham 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 who...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
  2. St Georges Residential Care Home · 30 St Georges Road, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 1EB
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by Afra Siyab
    We at St Georges Residential Care Home are proud to offer a welcoming and supportive home in Mitcham, providing specialist residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the London Borough of Merton, our...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
  3. United Response - 60 Woodland Way · 60 Woodland Way, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 2DY
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by United Response
    We are United Response at Woodland Way in Mitcham, a residential care home in the London Borough of Merton supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We provide accommodation and personal care, and we also offer...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
  4. Greenfield Care Home · 387 London Road, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4BF
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sunrise Rehabilitation Centre and Trading Associates Ltd
    Greenfield Care Home in Mitcham is a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people with physical disabilities. We also offer respite stays....
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
  5. Acorn Residential Home · 47 Mitcham Park, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4EP
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Yoheswari Nithiyananthan & Mr Kanagaratnam Nithiyananthan
    We are Acorn Residential Home in Mitcham, in the London borough of Merton. We are a residential care home for older people and younger adults, and we support people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults,...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
  6. Hazel Homes for Autism · 1 Miller Close, Mitcham, Sutton, CR4 4AX
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hazel Homes For Autism Ltd
    Hazel Homes for Autism is a care home in Mitcham. We provide residential care for autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, mostly younger adults, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Autistic people often...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
  7. McRae Lane · 25 McRae Lane, Mitcham, Sutton, CR4 4AT
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by Choice Support
    McRae Lane is a residential care home in Mitcham. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people with...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
  8. Rosebank Lodge · 82-84 Mitcham Park, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4EJ
    Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
    Rosebank Lodge in Mitcham is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people with physical disabilities, most of them younger adults. We also offer respite stays. Because people tend to live here...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Merton, per week

Type of careWhat the council paysWhat 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.

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Frequently asked questions about care homes in Mitcham

How many care homes are there in Mitcham?

Mitcham has 8 CQC registered care homes: 8 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Mitcham?

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 care homes in Mitcham were inspected most recently?

Acorn Residential Home (7 April 2026), Hazel Homes for Autism (31 March 2026) and Rosebank Lodge (8 December 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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