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Care homes in Lewisham

There are 49 registered care homes in Lewisham, 6 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 895 registered beds, an average of 18 a home. 46 have a CQC rating, and 96% of those are Good or Outstanding. 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Lewisham 6Residential care homes in Lewisham 43Dementia care homes in Lewisham 18

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The homes

What Lewisham pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£961 a weekAbout the same as the middle council in England (£968), the 78th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,263 a week£178 more than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 26th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared