Live-in care in Waltham Forest

Call Waltham Forest Council's Adult Social Care Team on 020 8496 3130. You can also try the council's online self-assessment tool first: a few quick questions show whether the person might be eligible for support. The assessment itself can be face to face or by phone, and you receive a written copy with an explanation of any decisions. Out of hours, at weekends and on public holidays, call Customer Services on 020 8496 3000 and an emergency duty social worker will call you back.

Start with the GP, who can refer to NELFT's memory service at Red Oak Lodge in Leytonstone (0300 300 1570, weekdays 9am to 5pm). The council's Dementia Hub in Leyton (0208 988 9906, dementia.hub@walthamforest.gov.uk) is the focal point for dementia support and the contact for the Intensive Dementia Outreach Service: group sessions in Leyton or Chingford and home visits, on a social worker's referral, possibly charged after a financial assessment. The Alzheimer's Society Dementia Advisers are on 020 8556 8171 on weekdays.

Yes. The council's Reablement Service gives free, short-term support at home for up to six weeks to adults over 18 living in Waltham Forest after an illness, a hospital stay or a decline in a long-term physical condition. Reablement officers, occupational therapists, a physiotherapist and social workers help the person relearn everyday tasks and rebuild confidence at their own pace. To ask about it, contact 020 8496 3130 or WFDLiaison@walthamforest.gov.uk.

NHS North East London integrated care board. In Waltham Forest, Continuing Healthcare is handled by the community clinical team on 020 3644 2459, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (wfchcpd@nelft.nhs.uk). Eligibility depends on the person's assessed needs, not on a particular diagnosis. To ask for an assessment, speak to the social worker or a member of the clinical team. For arrangements for care through an agency or a nursing home, the ICB lists a Waltham Forest brokerage team.

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Waltham Forest, the same as everywhere in England, for one person with a carer who rests at night. That includes our care team's management (the assessment, care plan, reviews, supervision and the on-call manager) and the carer's food; break cover and the carer's travel are extra. For a couple it is from £1,800 a week, where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs. You receive a written quote after a free assessment.

Yes, if the person's care needs meet the national eligibility criteria and their savings are below £23,250 (2026/27). Adult social care in Waltham Forest is arranged by Waltham Forest Council. Ask for a care needs assessment; if you are eligible, council funding can usually be taken as a direct payment and used for live-in care from us.

It can. Tell us the expected discharge date as early as you can, and we will work with you and the ward's discharge team on when live-in care can start. We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of the assessment, depending on carer availability, and we confirm the start date once a carer is arranged. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014.