Home Care in Carshalton
Carshalton has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 6 are rated Good, and 2 have not yet been rated. 5 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Carshalton at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Carshalton, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 16,800. Rising to 19,400 by 2035, up 15%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 21%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,600. Rising to 6,400 by 2035, up 38%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 80%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 52 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 684 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 miles).
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What Care in Carshalton Involves and What to Look For
What the listed providers offer
All eight providers on this page are registered residential care homes, meaning personal care such as help with washing, dressing, eating, mobility and medicines, delivered by trained care staff rather than nurses based on site. Settling whether that level of support matches what is needed is worth doing before arranging any visit, since a residential service cannot take on clinical tasks requiring a registered nurse.
Using the inspection evidence
Six of the eight hold a Good judgement and two have no published rating. Where no rating exists, that normally reflects an inspection still to take place rather than anything adverse having been found, but it does leave less published material to work from. Ask the manager directly when an inspection is expected and what the service would want inspectors to see. For the six with reports, check the publication date first, since an older judgement may describe a staff team that has changed entirely, then read what inspectors recorded about staffing levels, medicines management and how people spend their day.
What to ask and watch for
Spend time in the communal areas rather than touring only the show bedroom, and go in the late afternoon when staffing is thinnest. Notice whether staff speak to residents in passing or only while carrying out a task. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and how families hear about a fall or a change in health. Questions about staff turnover and reliance on agency cover are fair and the candour of the answer is itself useful.
Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding
Requesting an assessment of needs
A care needs assessment records the support required day to day and notes anything clinical that must continue. It is free, and anyone who appears to need care may request one whatever their savings. Where a relative provides most of that support already, a carer assessment can be requested at the same time and often changes what help is offered.
How funding is decided
A financial assessment weighs income, savings and capital to establish the contribution expected and whether public money meets the balance. Property is treated differently depending on circumstances, including whether a spouse continues to live there. The adult social care team at London Borough of Sutton carries out both assessments and can explain what support may be available while an application is pending.
Making sense of fees
Ask for a written schedule separating accommodation, personal care, laundry, activities and escorted appointments, with extras marked plainly, and ask how often fees are reviewed and by what margin recently.
8 home care in Carshalton
- Chenash Homecare Specialists · 19 Lindores Road, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 1BQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chenash Homecare Specialists Ltd
Chenash Homecare Specialists provides home care to adults in Carshalton and the surrounding part of Sutton. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Independent Lifestyle Options Domiciliary Care · 76 Beddington Gardens, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 3HQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Independent Lifestyle Options Ltd
Independent Lifestyle Options provides domiciliary care to people in their own homes in Carshalton and the surrounding area, working in particular with people who have a physical disability. Our name describes what we are aiming at. A...
Specialisms: Physical Disability - UK Home Care - office · 109 Stavordale Road, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 1BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by UK Home Care Limited
We provide care at home in Carshalton and across Sutton. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, and younger adults. We put most of our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Direct Care and Support Services · 20 Fairway, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 4HS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Miss Sunita Larka
We are Direct Care and Support, and we provide support to adults in their own homes in Carshalton and the surrounding parts of Sutton. We are a small operation and we think that is a strength, because it means the people we support are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults - Fond of Care · 80 Culvers Way, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 2LP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Fond of Care Ltd
Fond of Care supports people in their own homes across Carshalton and the wider Sutton area. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, those managing a mental health condition,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Entirety · 187 Buckhurst Avenue, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 1PD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Entirety Partners Limited
Entirety provides care and support to people in their own homes in Carshalton and across the Sutton area. Our name reflects how we try to look at the job. A person is not a list of tasks, and good support has to take account of the whole...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Unique Personnel (UK) Branch · 22-23 The Parade, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 3RL
Home care · Run by Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited
We provide care at home in Carshalton and across Sutton. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and 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 - Premium Homecare · 17 Gordon Road, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 3RG
Home care · Run by Premium Homecare Limited
We at Premium Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Carshalton and the wider Sutton area, supporting people to live safely, comfortably, and with dignity in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Sutton agencies publish a rate. | £22.88 to £30.05 an hour |
| What Sutton pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £23.42 an hour |
| Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum. | £34.42 an hour |
| Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455. | £1,250 to £1,668 a week |
Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Premium Homecare Ltd, 24 March 2025, Not yet rated
- Chenash Homecare Specialists, 17 November 2023, Good
- Fond of Care Ltd, 17 March 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- Entirety, 22 June 2022, Good
- Independent Lifestyle Options Domiciliary Care, 26 October 2022, Good
- UK Home Care Limited - Carshalton office, 7 December 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Carshalton
How many home care agencies are there in Carshalton?
Carshalton has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 6 Good, 2 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Carshalton?
Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Sutton agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.
Which home care agencies in Carshalton were inspected most recently?
Premium Homecare Ltd (24 March 2025), Chenash Homecare Specialists (17 November 2023) and Fond of Care Ltd (17 March 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.