How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Wembley?

Get in touch with the adult social care team at London Borough of Brent, the authority responsible for assessments covering Wembley. The assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their income or savings. A social care worker will talk through daily life at home and set out what support would make a difference. Ask for the written outcome, because care homes will want to see it when you enquire about a place.

Can London Borough of Brent pay for a care home placement in Wembley?

London Borough of Brent may contribute towards the fees once an assessment has established that a residential placement is the right answer. A financial assessment then weighs savings, income and property against the national thresholds to work out what the resident pays themselves. Where the authority funds a place, the resident contributes an assessed amount from income and the authority meets the balance up to the rate it will pay. A room costing more than that rate needs a third party top up from a relative or another source.

Which care homes in Wembley are listed on Care Assura?

Care Assura lists eighteen residential care homes serving Wembley, including Franklyn Lodge, Mosaic House, Spring Lake, Barn Rise, Viola House, Medway House and Parkside. Every listing carries a profile showing the provider type and the most recent Care Quality Commission rating. Fourteen are rated Good, three require improvement and one has not yet been rated. The profiles are the quickest way to see how they compare before you pick up the phone.

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

A residential care home supports people with the tasks of daily life, such as washing, dressing, meals, medication prompts and moving safely about the building. A nursing home provides all of that and also has registered nurses on duty at every hour, so clinical care can be delivered on site. Every provider listed on this page is registered for residential care rather than nursing. If the person needs regular clinical attention, the care needs assessment will identify that and point you towards nursing registration instead.

How far ahead should I start looking at care homes in Wembley?

Two or three months of lead time is ideal, because sought after homes hold waiting lists and the assessment and funding steps rarely move quickly. That window lets you visit more than once, at different times of day, and compare what you see. In practice the decision often arrives suddenly after a fall or a hospital admission, and the discharge team will help, though a rushed choice is harder to get right. If time is short, ask about a short stay first so the move is not final while you keep looking.

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

Ask how staff are deployed across the day and night, how vacancies and sickness are covered, and how long the manager has been in post. Ask what happens if the resident becomes frailer, and whether the home can continue to support them or would ask them to move. Practical questions about laundry, visiting hours, trips out, keeping a GP and bringing in furniture matter more day to day than the decor. Ask finally to see the latest inspection report and what the home has changed since it was written.

Care Homes in Wembley

Wembley has 18 CQC registered care homes. 14 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 11 of the 18 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Wembley at a glance

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

London Borough of Brent pays, residential care: £1,436 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953, median £1,783
Care home beds filled across Brent: 85%. The 12 month average is 89%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 48
People aged 75 and over: 19,400. Rising to 24,600 by 2035, up 27%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 1 closed
Who pays, across Brent (estimate): 72% council, 19% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,700. Rising to 3,400 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 5,700. Rising to 7,000 by 2035, up 23%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Vernon Lodge, 654 Kenton Lane, Harrow Weald, Harrow. Application for a 97 bed care home. Submitted 13 March 2026. Decision not yet recorded. (3.5 miles away)
Alan Morkill House, 88 St Mark'S Road, London. Application for a 93 bed care home. Submitted 15 September 2025. Decision pending. (4.9 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.

Arranging and paying for residential care in Wembley

The money and the paperwork tend to be the parts families dread most, yet knowing the order in which things happen removes a good deal of the worry. Whether you expect to pay privately or to seek help with fees, the same first step applies, and it is worth taking even when a move feels some way off.

Begin with a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to a free assessment of their needs, whatever their savings. London Borough of Brent Adult Social Care is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment for people living in Wembley, and for the financial assessment that decides who pays what. The conversation covers washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and how safe someone is on their own, and it produces a written record that care homes will want to see. A relative doing most of the caring can request a carer assessment of their own at the same time.

What a place is likely to cost

Residential fees across London sit above the national picture, and homes price according to the room, the level of support and whether a bed is self funded or commissioned. Where capital falls below the national threshold, the local authority may meet part of the fee, with the resident contributing an assessed amount from pension and other income. If a family wants a room that costs more than the authority will pay, a third party top up has to come from someone other than the resident, and that commitment lasts as long as the placement does. Ask any home for its fee schedule in writing, along with what it covers and what is charged separately.

Choosing between the care homes in Wembley

Making sense of the ratings

Fourteen of the eighteen homes here are rated Good, which is a reassuring starting point but not the end of the enquiry. Three currently require improvement, and that is a reason to read the report rather than to strike them off automatically, since inspectors often name specific and fixable failings. Ask a manager directly what has changed since the inspection and what evidence they can show you. One home on this page has not yet been rated, so there is no published judgement to lean on and your own observations carry more weight.

Looking beyond the paperwork

The homes listed for Wembley differ a great deal in size and character, from larger established houses such as Mosaic House, Spring Lake and Medway House to small services supporting only a handful of people. A small home can suit someone who finds a busy lounge overwhelming, while a larger one may offer more company and a fuller programme of activities. Think about which the person would actually choose, not which looks most impressive on a first walk round.

Questions worth asking on the day

Visit at a mealtime if you can, since food and the way it is served tell you plenty about the culture of a home. Ask how long the senior staff have been in post, how the home handles a resident whose health declines, and whether residents can keep seeing their own GP. Ask too how families are kept informed and what the home does when something goes wrong. Then sit quietly for ten minutes and watch how staff and residents speak to one another.

18 care homes in Wembley

Franklyn Lodge · 71A District Road, Wembley, Brent, HA0 2LF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Residential Care Services Limited
At Franklyn Lodge, we provide residential care for younger adults living with learning disabilities and autism, based in the heart of Wembley, Brent. We also offer respite care, giving families and carers a planned break while knowing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Advent Care Solutions · 120 Rosebank Avenue, Wembley, Brent, HA0 2TP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Advent Care Solutions Ltd
Advent Care Solutions is a residential care home in Wembley, supporting adults who need help with daily living in a house rather than an institutional setting. Much of our work is with adults who have a learning disability or who are...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Franklyn Lodge · 8 Forty Lane, Wembley, Brent, HA9 9EB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Residential Care Services Limited
Franklyn Lodge is a residential care home in Wembley supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. This is somebody's home before it is anything else. People choose...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lee Valley Care Services · 20 Queenscourt, Wembley, Brent, HA9 7QU
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Lee Valley Care Services Ltd
Lee Valley Care is a residential care home in Wembley, in the borough of Brent. We support older people and younger adults, including residents living with dementia and residents managing mental health conditions, and we offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Medway House · 62 Medway Gardens, Wembley, Brent, HA0 2RJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by First Choice Care Limited
Medway House is a residential care home in Wembley for adults living with mental health conditions. Most of the people we support are younger adults, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We run the house as a household....
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Barn Rise · 3 Barn Rise, Wembley, Brent, HA9 9NA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Barn Rise is a small residential care home in Wembley supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults working towards a more independent life. Being small is deliberate, because it means the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Franklyn Lodge 9 Grand Avenue · 9 Grand Avenue, Wembley, Brent, HA9 6LS
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Residential Care Services Limited
Franklyn Lodge on Grand Avenue in Wembley is a residential care home supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Most of those who live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Mosaic House · 18 St Andrews Avenue, Wembley, Brent, HA0 2QD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by First Choice Care Limited
We are a residential home in Wembley supporting adults who need somewhere settled to live, including younger adults and people living with mental health conditions. What we try to offer is stability. Familiar staff, a predictable shape to...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
111 Rosebank Avenue · 111 Rosebank Avenue, Wembley, Brent, HA0 2TN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Advent Care Solutions Ltd
We are a small residential care home in Wembley supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. Our aim is that the people who live here feel it is their house, with the routines, possessions and habits that come with that, and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Real Life Options - 96 Harrowdene Road · 96 Harrowdene Road, Wembley, Brent, HA0 2JF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Real Life Options
We at Real Life Options - 96 Harrowdene Road are proud to offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in the heart of Wembley, providing person centred residential care for adults with a diverse range of support needs. Nestled within a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Franklyn Lodge The Bungalow · Lyonpark Avenue, Wembley, Brent, HA0 4DN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Residential Care Services Limited
Franklyn Lodge is a small residential home in Wembley supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, most of them younger adults getting on with lives of their own. Keeping the house small is deliberate. It means...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Holt Road · 28 Holt Road, Wembley, Brent, HA0 3PS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Salisbury Support 4 Autism Limited
Holt Road is a residential care home in Wembley supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults and older residents. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parkside · 31 College Road, Wembley, Brent, HA9 8RN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Reeson Care Homes Limited
Parkside is a care home in Wembley. We provide residential care for adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people managing a mental health condition, mostly younger adults. Respite stays are available alongside permanent...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Spring Lake · 17 Forty Lane, Wembley, Brent, HA9 9EU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care Expertise Group Limited
Spring Lake is a residential care home in Wembley, 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. We are a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Eden Lodge · 169 Monks Park, Wembley, Brent, HA9 6JU
Care home · Run by First Choice Care Limited
Eden Lodge is a care home in Wembley. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people managing a mental health condition, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We are registered with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
63 Eton Avenue · 63 Eton Avenue, North Wembley, Brent, HA0 3AZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by First Choice Care Services Ltd
63 Eton Avenue is a small residential care home in North Wembley supporting adults with learning disabilities and people living with mental health conditions. Being small is the point. It means the people living here know one another...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Viola House · 57-59 Castleton Avenue, Wembley, Brent, HA9 7QE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sunrise Care Limited
Viola House is a residential home in Wembley, in the borough of Brent. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, most of them younger adults, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. This is a house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Sudbury Care Homes · 67 Sudbury Avenue, Wembley, Brent, HA0 3AW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sudbury Care Homes Limited
Sudbury Care Homes in Wembley provide residential care for adults with a learning disability and for autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We run these as households rather than services with bedrooms attached. People choose how...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care

What care costs in Brent, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care London figure, because too few Brent homes publish this price. 21 homes. Median £1,783.	£1,436	£1,688 to £1,953
Nursing care London figure, because too few Brent homes publish this price. 12 homes. Median £2,228.	£1,320	£2,060 to £2,276
Residential dementia care London figure, because too few Brent 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 Brent 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

Lee Valley Care Services Limited, 28 July 2026, Requires improvement
Franklyn Lodge 9 Grand Avenue, 17 April 2026, Requires improvement
Sudbury Care Homes Limited, 30 March 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Medway House, 7 June 2018, Good
Advent Care Solutions Ltd, 1 November 2018, Good
63 Eton Avenue, 12 January 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Wembley

How many care homes are there in Wembley?

Wembley has 18 CQC registered care homes: 14 Good, 3 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 Wembley?

London Borough of Brent pays an average of £1,436 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,688 to £1,953 a week. London figure, because too few Brent 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 Wembley were inspected most recently?

Lee Valley Care Services Limited (28 July 2026), Franklyn Lodge 9 Grand Avenue (17 April 2026) and Sudbury Care Homes Limited (30 March 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.