Which care homes are listed for Welling?

Thirty two residential care homes match this search, all registered with the Care Quality Commission. Each entry opens onto a profile giving the registered name, the provider details and the published inspection outcome. Two of the homes are rated Outstanding, twenty five Good, four Requires Improvement and one is not yet rated. Filtering the list by rating and location before making any telephone calls is the quickest way to reach a workable shortlist.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home is registered to provide accommodation with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, eating, mobility and taking medication. A nursing home holds a further registration requiring a qualified nurse on the premises at all times to deliver clinical care. Someone needing wound care, complex medication management or regular clinical observation generally requires the second category rather than the first. All the providers listed on this page are registered as residential care homes, so registration should be checked against the person's needs before visits are arranged.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Welling?

Begin with staffing, asking how many carers are on duty by day and overnight and how long the manager has held the post. Ask what happens between breakfast and lunch, how meals are chosen and whether residents can keep the routines they are used to. Raise the most recent inspection openly and ask what has changed since, including at homes that were rated well. Close by asking how the home tells families when something has gone wrong, since that answer is more telling than a tour.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Welling?

Contact the adult social care team at London Borough of Bexley by telephone or through the request form on its website. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge coordinator can also make the referral, which is the usual route when someone is leaving hospital. The assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings or income. Noting down beforehand the tasks that have become difficult gives the assessor a much clearer picture.

Can London Borough of Bexley fund a care home placement?

It can, where a financial assessment shows that capital and income fall within the national thresholds that govern funded support. The assessment considers savings, investments, income and in some circumstances the value of a property. Anyone assessed as able to meet the full cost pays privately, though a reassessment can be requested later as capital reduces. Where London Borough of Bexley contributes, it pays up to an agreed weekly rate, and a family choosing a dearer home will be asked for a third party contribution.

How far in advance should a family start looking?

Where there is any warning, beginning a few months ahead produces a better result than deciding within a fortnight. That interval allows for the assessment, for unhurried visits and for the person moving to take a real part in the choice. Many searches instead start during a hospital admission, when the timescale shrinks to days, and a short term placement can create room to choose carefully afterwards. Even an early enquiry with no fixed plan clarifies what is available and what it is likely to cost.

Care Homes in Welling

Welling has 33 CQC registered care homes. 25 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 5 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 21 of the 33 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Welling at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Welling, to help you judge the options below.

London Borough of Bexley pays, residential care: £915 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449, median £1,356
Care home beds filled across North Northamptonshire: 86%. The 12 month average is 85%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 78
People aged 75 and over: 35,200. Rising to 41,200 by 2035, up 17%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 3 closed. 9 changed owner, covering 484 beds.
Who pays, across North Northamptonshire (estimate): 37% council, 35% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 13,400 by 2035, up 59%

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

Choosing Between the Care Homes Listed for Welling

Sorting the List Before Visiting

Thirty two homes is more than any family can sensibly visit, so the first task is to narrow the field on paper. Of those listed, two are rated Outstanding, twenty five Good, four Requires Improvement and one is not yet rated. Filter by location and by rating to reach a shortlist of four or five, then read each report properly before booking anything. That way the visits are spent confirming impressions rather than gathering basic information that was published months ago.

Getting Beneath the Rating

The word on the front of a report is a summary of five separate judgements covering safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. A home rated below Good may have fallen short on record keeping rather than anything a resident would notice, or it may have fallen short on safety, and only the report will say which. Check the date as well, since an older inspection describes a staff team and a manager who may both have moved on. Where a home is not yet rated, the regulator has usually not inspected since registration, which leaves more resting on your own visit.

What to Notice in Person

Visit when the home is awake and busy, ideally around a mealtime, rather than accepting a quiet afternoon slot. Watch whether staff greet residents by name, whether people are occupied or simply seated and how long a call bell rings before someone comes. Ask how long the manager has been in post, how settled the care team has been over the past year and who is on duty overnight. Ask what would lead the home to say it could no longer meet a person's needs, because a frank answer there tells you how it behaves under pressure.

Arranging an Assessment and Sorting Out the Funding

The Assessment of Need

An assessment of need comes before any decision about a particular home and is available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. It covers personal care, mobility, continence, medication, nutrition and how safely someone manages alone overnight, and it produces a written account that every home will want to see. Families expecting to pay privately often skip it, which is a false economy. A relative who has been providing the support can request a carer's assessment at the same time.

Where Public Funding Applies

A financial assessment then settles who pays, and at that point London Borough of Bexley Adult Social Care works out whether it will contribute towards fees and what the resident pays from capital and income. Capital above the upper national threshold means meeting the cost privately for the present, while capital below the lower threshold brings the authority in to meet the larger share, with a tapered contribution in between. Where health needs rather than social needs dominate, NHS continuing healthcare is assessed separately and should be raised early.

Getting the Fees in Writing

Weekly charges differ by home, by room and by the level of support agreed, and they usually rise as needs increase. Ask for the figure in writing with a list of what is billed on top, how often it is reviewed and what notice precedes a change. Where the authority funds a place and the family prefers a dearer home, a third party contribution will be requested and must remain affordable for the whole of the stay.

33 care homes in Welling

Lancum House · Bush Close, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3GL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited
Here at Lancum House, we provide residential care for older people in the heart of Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. We are a care home that genuinely feels like a home, and that matters enormously to us and to the people who live...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Covenant Care - The Wheelhouse · Linden Hill, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0DW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Covenant Care Support LLP
The Wheelhouse in Wellington, part of Covenant Care, provides residential care for a wide range of adults. We support older people, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
Drakes Place · Taunton Road, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8TD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Drakes Place is a residential care home in Wellington, Somerset. We provide care for older people and also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Linden Manor · 159 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1NF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Regal Care Trading Ltd
Linden Manor is a residential care home in Wellingborough. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with visual or hearing impairment. Respite stays are available...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Westlands Care Home · 48 Oxford Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4JH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Regal Care Trading Ltd
Westlands Care Home is a residential care home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. We support a notably mixed group. Older adults live here, including many with dementia. So do people who have managed a mental health condition for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Evergreen Care Home · Chelveston Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 6DA
Care home · Run by Evergreen Care Home Ltd
Evergreen Care Home is a residential care home in Wellingborough providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need help with everyday life. We support people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Dybdale Crescent · 1 Dybdale Crescent, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 5EX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Dybdale Crescent is a residential care home in Wellingborough, and we support adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults working towards a more independent life. Respite stays are available as well....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Highmead House · 153 Finedon Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5TY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Highmead House Limited
Highmead House is a residential care home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. We support older people who need help with daily life, including many living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities. We also offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Linden House Nursing Home · Linden Hill, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0DW
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Mrs S C Joyce
Linden House is a nursing home in Wellington. We care for older people and younger adults, providing both residential and nursing care, and we also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period. Being able to offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Addington Road · 264 Addington Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5UT
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Addington Road is a residential care home in Wellingborough in North Northamptonshire. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and younger adults, and we offer respite stays for people who usually live elsewhere. At...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Ferns · 43 Marshalls Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 6ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Avens Ltd
The Ferns is a residential care home in Wellingborough. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including people living with dementia, people living with a mental health condition, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Duke's Court Care Home · 159 Northampton Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3PN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Avery Homes Wellingborough Limited
Duke's Court Care Home is a residential care home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. We support older people who need help with daily living, along with younger adults, residents living with dementia or a mental health condition,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashfield House - Raunds · Ashfield Avenue, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 6DX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited
We at Ashfield House Raunds are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the Wellingborough area, providing dedicated older person care to those who need it most. Nestled within the North Northamptonshire community, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
Glenvale Park Care Home · 1 Juniper Grove, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Glenvale Park Care Home in Wellingborough provides residential care for older people, including those living with dementia. People move in when life at home has become too much, and our first job is to make that transition feel like a gain...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Penrith Drive · 55 Penrith Drive, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3XL
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Royal Mencap Society
Penrith Drive is a small residential home in Wellingborough supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays, planned in advance so that a short stay is a visit somewhere familiar rather than...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Riverdale Court · 17 Dovedale Close, Welling, Bexley, DA16 3BU
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Avante Care and Support Limited
Riverdale Court is a residential care home in Welling, Bexley. We support older people and younger adults, including residents living with dementia, adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Irchester 170 · 170 Station Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN29 7EW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Here at Irchester 170, we provide residential care for people in the heart of Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. Our home supports adults with learning disabilities and autism, younger adults, and those who need short term respite...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Wendleberrie House · 3 The Avenue, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wendleberrie Care Ltd
Wendleberrie House is a residential care home in Wellingborough. We support older people who need help with daily living, including people living with dementia, people living with a mental health condition and people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Oakfield (Easton Maudit) · Easton Maudit, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN29 7NR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oakfield (Easton Maudit) Limited
Oakfield at Easton Maudit is a residential care home in the countryside near Wellingborough. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with physical disabilities and people...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Blossoms · 20 Swans Pool Parade, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2BZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Blossoms is a residential care home in Wellingborough supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with a mental health condition, including younger adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. We run...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hillside Homes · 2 Denford Way, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 5UB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by A & L Health Care Ltd
We provide residential care in Wellingborough for adults with a wide range of needs. The people we support include older people, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
and Longforth House · Longforth Road, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8RH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wellington Care (Somerset) Limited
Wellington and Longforth House is a care home in Wellington, supporting older people, including those living with dementia or mental ill health, as well as younger adults who need residential care. Being in the middle of the town rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Great Glens Facility · 149-151 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1NB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Great Glens Facility Limited
We at Great Glens Facility are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in Wellingborough, providing thoughtful, person centred support for adults across North Northamptonshire and the wider East Midlands. Our home has been...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home · Fiennes House, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Royal School for the Blind
Fiennes House is a residential care home in Wellington, Somerset, and part of SeeAbility. We support adults who need care to live well, with particular experience of supporting people who have a visual or hearing impairment alongside other...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kingswood House · Hollington Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 6NH
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by St. Jude Care Homes Ltd
Kingswood House is a residential care home in Wellingborough. We provide a permanent home to older people, and we also offer respite stays for those who need care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break. Most of our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Bilton Court · Windermere Drive, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3FR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Bilton Court is a residential care home in Wellingborough, offering older people a comfortable and settled place to live with support always nearby. Our ambition is fairly modest and, we think, the right one: to get the ordinary things...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Tasker House · 160 Westfield Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3HX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Monolace Limited
Tasker House is a residential care home in Wellingborough. We care for older people, including a good many residents living with dementia, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. We are a residential setting rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Nynehead Court · Nynehead, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 0BW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nynehead Care Limited
Nynehead Court is a residential care home near Wellington in Somerset, supporting older people including many living with dementia. We also welcome respite guests. We are fortunate in our setting and we make use of it. There are grounds to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Freestones Residential Care Home · 85 Finedon Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5TY
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mrs Claire Louise Davidson & Mr Karl James Davidson
Freestones Residential Care Home is in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays as well as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Irchester 168 · 168 Station Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN29 7EW
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Irchester 168 is a residential care home in Wellingborough supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults moving into their first home away from family. We are a house with a small number of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Creative Support - Willowtree House · 7 Poplar Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Creative Support Limited
Willowtree House is a residential home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, adults living with a mental health condition, people with a physical disability, and people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Orchard End · Auberrow, Wellington, Herefordshire, County of, HR4 8AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Winslow Court Limited
We at Orchard End are proud to offer warm, person centred residential care in the peaceful village of Wellington, Herefordshire. As a residential care home nestled in the heart of the West Midlands countryside, we provide a genuine home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hillcrest · Tebmar Limited, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 5BD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Tebmar Ltd
Hillcrest is a residential home in Wellingborough supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We offer permanent places and also respite stays for people who need somewhere for a short while. The house belongs to the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care

What care costs in North Northamptonshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care East Midlands figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356.	£915	£1,233 to £1,449
Nursing care England figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£978	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care East Midlands figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,350.	Not published separately	£1,278 to £1,475
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

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

Wendleberrie House, 18 August 2026, Good
Kingswood House, 2 July 2026, Requires improvement
Irchester 170, 11 March 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Irchester 168, 7 March 2018, Outstanding
Great Glens Facility, 21 June 2018, Good
Orchard End, 23 August 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Welling

How many care homes are there in Welling?

Welling has 33 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 25 Good, 5 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 care home cost in Welling?

London Borough of Bexley pays an average of £915 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449 a week. East Midlands figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. 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 Welling were inspected most recently?

Wendleberrie House (18 August 2026), Kingswood House (2 July 2026) and Irchester 170 (11 March 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.