Welltower
Alexander Care Centre
Care home in Lewisham
Operated by HC-One
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Alexander Care Centre is a care home in London with 78 registered beds. It provides care for older people and is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with the 2021 report grading Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive as Good. The Well-led key question was rated Requires Improvement.
The home is operated by Welltower.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 7 October 2021 · Last inspected 3 August 2021
Inspectors reported that people and their relatives were positive about the care they received and about the management team, which was described as supportive and open. The home supports people with a range of needs, including dementia and physical disabilities, across three units. Recruitment, training, medicines handling, risk planning and infection prevention were found to be in good order, although the report identifies a gap in notifying the regulator about incidents.
- Relatives and staff praised the management team for its support, openness and transparency.
- Safe recruitment practices were used, new staff completed induction, and staff understood how to recognise and report harm.
- Medicines were given with support, and the related records were accurate and regularly reviewed.
- Risks to people's health were assessed with plans in place, and the home was clean, with a trained infection prevention lead and suitable COVID-19 measures.
- Some incidents were not reported to the Care Quality Commission as the law requires, which kept the well-led rating at requires improvement.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected June 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 850 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
899 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,109 |
| 2025 | £1,154 |
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Local health safety net
Alexander Care Centre is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 0.3 miles away. The local GP practice is NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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