Home Care in Bexley

Bexley • South East London

Care at home for families across Bexley

Protocol Healthcare Services provides trusted home care in Bexley for older people, adults with disabilities and anyone who needs a little more support to stay safe and independent at home. Bexley sits in the south east corner of Greater London, running from the Thames at Thamesmead and Erith down to the leafier streets of Old Bexley, Sidcup and Blackfen, and the Care Professionals we place live locally and know these neighbourhoods well, from the Broadway in Bexleyheath to the quieter roads around Danson Park.

Whether you are looking for a short daily visit to help a parent get up and dressed, or full-time live-in support after a hospital stay, we build the care around the person, not the other way round. Every Care Professional we place is vetted with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training before they support you, and the same familiar faces return wherever possible so trust can grow.

Home care services we provide in Bexley

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge that makes a difference in Bexley

Bexley is one of the greener outer London boroughs, with a large settled older population in areas such as Sidcup, Blackfen, Old Bexley and Barnehurst, alongside busier family neighbourhoods around Bexleyheath, Welling, Erith and Crayford. Many of the people we support want to stay close to familiar places, whether that is a morning trip to Bexleyheath Broadway, a walk around the lake at Danson Park, a visit to Hall Place and Gardens by the River Cray in Old Bexley, or a service at a local place of worship. Our care is designed to keep those routines going, not replace them.

We regularly support people coming home from Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, the main hospital site within the borough, which is run by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and delivers planned care, diagnostics and outpatient services in partnership with several London teaching trusts. We also help people discharged from nearby settings such as Darent Valley Hospital just across the border in Dartford. Getting the first few weeks at home right matters, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support, and we keep in close contact with families and community nurses to spot any problems early.

Adult social care in the borough is overseen by the London Borough of Bexley. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask Bexley Council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many of the families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different funding routes work so you can make a confident decision. You can read more on our paying for care guide, and see our wider coverage across Greater London.

Areas of Bexley we cover

We arrange home care across the whole borough and the surrounding DA postcodes, including:

• Bexleyheath
• Sidcup
• Welling
• Erith
• Crayford
• Old Bexley
• Belvedere
• Blackfen
• Barnehurst
• Thamesmead
• Northumberland Heath
• Foots Cray