Can the London Borough of Havering fund a care home placement?

It can, though any contribution follows a financial assessment carried out after the needs assessment. The London Borough of Havering looks at income, savings and certain assets to decide how much someone should pay towards the weekly fee. Where savings sit above the national threshold, families generally meet the cost themselves until that position changes. Even when no funding is awarded, the council still has a duty to give information and advice about arranging care.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Romford?

Contact the adult social care team at the London Borough of Havering, either about yourself or on behalf of a relative. The assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their financial position. Someone will look at daily living tasks, mobility, safety at home and the help already being provided by family. A written record of the outcome follows, and it is worth keeping when you approach homes.

How far ahead should we start looking at care homes?

Beginning early gives you the chance to visit more than once and to compare properly rather than under pressure. Where a hospital discharge is being planned, start as soon as residential care is raised, because timescales are often short. If needs are increasing gradually at home, a few months allows for an assessment and unhurried visits. Waiting for a crisis usually means choosing from whatever has a vacancy that week.

Which care homes are listed for Romford?

Twenty nine residential care homes match this search, all registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide accommodation with personal care. One holds an Outstanding rating, twenty five are rated Good and three have not yet been rated. They differ in size and in the needs they are registered to support. Opening a profile shows what has been published about that particular home, including its inspection history.

What is worth asking on a visit to a care home in Romford?

Ask how staffing is organised across days, nights and weekends, and how often agency cover is used. Request the most recent inspection report and ask the manager what has changed since it was published. Questions about meals, activities, visiting arrangements and how medical appointments are handled will tell you a great deal about daily life. It is also fair to ask what happens if a resident becomes frailer and whether the home could continue to meet those needs.

What separates a residential care home from a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a permanent place to live with help for daily routines such as washing, dressing, meals and moving about safely. A nursing home offers all of that and also keeps registered nurses on duty at all hours for clinical needs like complex wound care. The homes gathered on this page are residential rather than nursing settings. A care needs assessment will usually make clear which of the two is appropriate.

Care Homes in Romford

Romford has 30 CQC registered care homes. 25 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 4 have not yet been rated. 18 of the 30 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Romford at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Romford, 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. (1.6 miles away)
244, Lambwood Heights, Lambourne Road, Chigwell. Application for a 75 bed care home through a change of use. Submitted 19 December 2025. Approved with conditions 20 April 2026. (4.4 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.

Planning and paying for a care home in Romford

The order in which things are done makes a considerable difference to how a move unfolds. Establishing what level of care is genuinely needed, and then working out who will be paying and on what basis, turns a list of twenty nine homes into a much shorter set of real options. Doing it the other way round, by falling for a home first, risks disappointment when the assessment or the fees point elsewhere.

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, free of charge and regardless of savings or income. London Borough of Havering Adult Social Care is responsible for carrying out that assessment for people living in Romford, along with the financial assessment that follows on from it. A practitioner will look at personal care, mobility, memory, safety in the current home and the support relatives are already giving. Keep the written outcome, because homes will want to understand the level of support required before they can offer a place.

How the fees work

A financial assessment considers income, savings and certain assets to establish who contributes what towards the weekly fee. Families whose savings sit above the national threshold usually fund the placement themselves, while those below it receive a contribution from the council. Fees differ between homes according to room type, level of support and what is included, so ask each home for a written breakdown rather than relying on a figure quoted over the telephone. Ask as well how often fees are reviewed and what notice period applies before anything is signed.

Choosing a home and what to check

Reading the reports rather than the ratings

Where twenty five homes share a Good rating, that word will not separate them, so the reports themselves become the useful evidence. Two homes rated Good can differ considerably in what inspectors praised and in what they thought needed attention. Look at the comments on staffing levels, medicines and leadership, and note when each inspection took place, since a report written some years ago describes a home as it was then. Ebury Court Residential Home Limited holds the single Outstanding rating in this listing, which is worth reading in its own right to see what inspectors considered exceptional.

What a visit tells you

Go when ordinary life is happening, ideally around a meal, and watch how staff and residents are with one another. Ask how many permanent staff work each shift, how absence is covered and what the arrangements are overnight. Homes including The Lodge Care Home, Abbeleigh House, Rowallan House and Churchill House appear in this listing, and each is registered for particular kinds of need, so confirm that what you have in mind falls within what that home is set up to provide. Visiting twice, at different times of day, usually reveals more than any brochure will.

Bringing the decision together

When you have seen two or three homes, weigh each one against the written assessment rather than against the others in the abstract, because the real question is which home meets these particular needs. Involve the person moving wherever that is possible, since somewhere chosen with them is almost always easier to settle into than somewhere chosen for them. Ask whether a trial stay is possible, and read the contract carefully before committing to anything.

30 care homes in Romford

Nightingale House · 57 Main Road, Romford, Havering, RM2 5EH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nightingale Residential Care Home Ltd
Here at Nightingale House, we are a care home based in Romford, Havering, and we are proud to be part of this local community. We provide residential care, dementia care, and respite care, supporting individuals and their families through...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Lodge Care Home · Lodge Lane, Romford, Havering, RM5 2ES
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lodge Lane Care Home Limited
We at The Lodge Care Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Romford, providing dedicated older person care, residential care, and specialist dementia care for those who need it most. Nestled...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Neave Crescent · 73A-B Neave Crescent, Romford, Havering, RM3 8HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Avenues London
Here at Neave Crescent, we provide residential care for a wide range of people in the heart of Romford, Havering. Our home supports older adults, younger adults, people with learning disabilities or autism, those living with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Priory Supporting Care · 112 Priory Road, Romford, Havering, RM3 9AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Priory Supporting Care Limited
Priory Supporting Care is a residential care home in Romford. We support older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people whose sight or hearing is impaired, and we take...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Abbey Care Home · Collier Row Road, Romford, Barking and Dagenham, RM5 2BH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oakley Carehomes Limited
Abbey Care Home in Romford is a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults, including many people living with dementia. Respite stays are part of what we do. The house runs on the idea that people have moved home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fam Daily Care · 337 Straight Road, Romford, Havering, RM3 7JT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fam Daily Care Ltd
At Fam Daily Care, we provide residential care for older people and younger adults in the heart of Romford, Havering. We are a care home that takes its responsibilities seriously, and we work hard every day to make sure the people who live...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashking House · 21 Junction Road, Romford, Havering, RM1 3QS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ashking House Limited
Ashking House is a residential care home in Romford. We support older people and younger adults, and the people who live here have a wide range of needs. We care for residents with learning disabilities and autism, residents living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Clover Cottage · 44 Wincanton Road, Romford, Havering, RM3 9DH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Clover Cottage Limited
Clover Cottage is a residential care home in Romford. Those living here include older people, many living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing loss. Respite stays are part of what we do....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Outlook Care - Dagenham Road · 357a - 359 Dagenham Road, Romford, Barking and Dagenham, RM7 0XX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Outlook Care
Outlook Care on Dagenham Road is a residential care home in Romford, in the Barking and Dagenham area. The people living here include older people, younger adults and people managing mental health conditions, and we also offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Roxy Avenue · 54 Roxy Avenue, Romford, Redbridge, RM6 4AY
Care home · Home care · Run by Golden Nest Carehomes Limited
We provide care at home for people in Romford and the surrounding parts of Redbridge and east London. Our support is built around the person rather than a fixed list of tasks, and it can be as light as a daily check on somebody or as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Rose House · 63 Wigton Road, Romford, Havering, RM3 9HB
Care home · Run by Blacksmith Health Care Limited
Rose House is a residential care home in Romford supporting adults with a wide range of needs. We care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, mental ill health, physical or sensory disabilities, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Rowallan House · 17 Little Heath, Romford, Redbridge, RM6 4XX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Marina Stack
We at Rowallan House are proud to offer warm, dedicated residential care in the heart of Romford, providing a welcoming home for older people who need thoughtful, person centred support. Nestled within the London Borough of Redbridge, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Outlook Care - Veronica Close · 86-88 Veronica Close, Romford, Havering, RM3 8JW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Outlook Care
We at Outlook Care Veronica Close offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Romford, providing specialised support for adults with learning disabilities and autism, alongside older person care, respite stays, and dedicated care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
13a Repton Drive · Sarnett House, Romford, Havering, RM2 5LP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Avenues London
13a Repton Drive is a small care home in Romford. We provide residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including people with a physical disability, and we support both younger adults and older people....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Prima Care Home · 2 Vine Street, Romford, Havering, RM7 7LH
Care home · Run by Paradise Lodge Care Home Limited
Prima Care Home is a residential care home in Romford. We support older people and younger adults with a broad range of needs, including adults with a learning disability or autism, people managing mental health conditions, and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parkside · 65 Main Road, Romford, Havering, RM2 5EH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Romford Baptist Church Housing Association Limited
Here at Parkside, we are a residential care home based in Romford, Havering, and we are proud to be part of this local community. We support older people who need a safe, comfortable and genuinely caring place to call home, whether that is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home · 75 Gregory Road, Romford, Barking and Dagenham, RM6 5RU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home is in Romford, providing a settled home for older people who need support with daily living. We care for residents living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people who need care for a shorter...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Ebury Court Residential Home · 438 Rush Green Road, Romford, Havering, RM7 0LX
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Ebury Court Residential Home Limited
Here at Ebury Court Residential Home, we are proud to be part of the Romford community in the London Borough of Havering, providing a warm and genuinely homely environment for older adults who need a little extra support in their daily...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Chadwell House Residential Care Home · 372 Chadwell Heath Lane, Romford, Redbridge, RM6 4YG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanctuary Care Limited
We are Chadwell House Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Romford, within the borough of Redbridge. Our home was created for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own, and our purpose is a simple one: to give...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Churchill House · 48-50, Romford, Havering, RM7 7HT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Churchill Care Home Limited
Churchill House is a residential care home in Romford, in the London borough of Havering, supporting adults living with mental health conditions. Mental health support in a residential setting works best when it is steady and undramatic....
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Outlook Care - Neave Crescent · 74 Neave Crescent, Romford, Havering, RM3 8HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Outlook Care
We are Neave Crescent in Romford, a residential care home run as part of Outlook Care. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, and older and younger adults. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Chadwell Home · 124 Chadwell Heath Lane, Romford, Redbridge, RM6 4AE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Primroses Care Limited
Chadwell Home is a residential care home in Romford. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions and younger adults, and we offer respite stays for people whose usual home is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Abbeleigh House · 67-69 Squirrels Heath Road, Romford, Havering, RM3 0LS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Masumin Limited
Abbeleigh House is a residential care home in Romford. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for families who need a planned break. Residents here are not woken, fed or put to bed to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Dothan House · 458 Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, Havering, RM2 6JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Genesis Residential Homes Ltd
Dothan House is a residential care home in Romford for older people, including those living with dementia and residents with a physical disability. We are not a nursing home, so our strengths are personal care, a settled daily rhythm and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Langley House · 2 Oak Road, Romford, Havering, RM3 0PH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parcs Healthcare Limited
Langley House is a residential care home in Romford. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and respite stays are part of what we do. Our priorities are plain: food worth...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Christie Home · 67 Christie Gardens, Romford, Redbridge, RM6 4SA
Care home · Run by Primroses Care Limited
Christie Home is a residential care home in Romford supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people with mental health needs, including many younger adults. This is a home for people with plans of their own rather...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Primroses Home · 95 Primrose Avenue, Romford, Redbridge, RM6 4PS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Primroses Care Limited
Primroses Home is a residential care home in Romford supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with mental health conditions. This is somewhere people live rather than somewhere they have been sent, and we...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
50 Valentines Way · 50 Valentines Way, Romford, Barking and Dagenham, RM7 0YH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Prudent Care Homes Limited
We are 50 Valentines Way, a residential care home in Romford, supporting adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashgate House · 13 Junction Road, Romford, Havering, RM1 3QS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ashgate House Limited
Ashgate House is a residential care home in Romford. Those living here include older people, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions and people with physical disabilities. We are home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Manor Lodge · 26-28 Manor Road, Romford, Havering, RM1 2RA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Tealk Services Limited
Manor Lodge is a residential care home in Romford supporting adults living with mental ill health and adults with a physical disability. We also offer respite stays. Many of the people who come to us have had an unsettled time beforehand,...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care

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

Outlook Care - Veronica Close, 18 June 2026, Good
Outlook Care - Neave Crescent, 13 May 2026, Good
50 Valentines Way, 22 December 2025, Good

Longest since a report

13a Repton Drive, 25 October 2017, Good
Rose House, 2 May 2018, Not yet rated
Clover Cottage, 21 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Romford

How many care homes are there in Romford?

Romford has 30 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 25 Good, 4 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 Romford?

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 care homes in Romford were inspected most recently?

Outlook Care - Veronica Close (18 June 2026), Outlook Care - Neave Crescent (13 May 2026) and 50 Valentines Way (22 December 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.