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Care homes near Royal Free Hospital, Islington – page 6

339 homes within 10 miles

There are 339 care homes within 10 miles of Royal Free Hospital, nearest first. 267 are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC; 114 offer nursing care and 135 dementia care. The closest, Wellesley Road Care Home, is 0.5 miles away; 18 are within 2 miles.

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Care homes near Royal Free Hospital

Care homes near Royal Free Hospital (339)

Nearest first · straight-line distance from the hospital

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Woodlands care homeVerifiedDistance from Royal Free Hospital: 5.3 mi
CQC Requires improvement

20 beds

DementiaResidentialRespite
Fees on request
View home: Woodlands

About Royal Free Hospital

Information for older patients and their families, checked October 2026. Details change, so please confirm with the hospital.

Run by
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG
Urgent care
A&E is open 24 hours, every day, for all ages. SourceA&E is for serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies only. Source

Leaving hospital: what happens next

  1. Planning starts early. The ward usually starts planning a discharge soon after admission. Ask who is coordinating it and when the patient is expected to be ready to leave.
  2. Ask for a needs assessment. If the patient may need care afterwards, the hospital discharge team works with the council’s social care team to assess what support is needed. The assessment is free.
  3. Short-term support may come first. Many people go home or to a care home with short-term “intermediate care” or reablement, which is free for up to six weeks. Longer-term needs can then be assessed once they have recovered.
  4. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If the patient’s needs are mainly health needs, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare. If they qualify, the NHS pays the full cost of their care. How it works.
  5. Choosing a care home. A hospital bed usually can’t be kept while you wait for a particular home, so a short or interim stay is common. Use the list above to shortlist homes, and see our guides to hospital discharge, choosing a care home and respite and short stays.

How Royal Free Hospital is doing

A&E figures are for the whole NHS trust, not only this site.

CQC rating
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Overall rating for this site, report published January 2021. CQC
Main A&E: seen within 4 hours
70.2%
September 2026, 27,627 attendances across the trust. England: 60.6%. NHS England

Services for older people at Royal Free Hospital

  • Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)PALS takes questions and concerns from patients, relatives and carers. It can be contacted by phone or online. Source

Map of the hospital site

Our own map from OpenStreetMap. It doesn’t show wards or floors.

  • Hospital grounds
  • Hospital buildings
  • Bus stops
  • Main entrance

Care homes near other hospitals

Questions about care homes near Royal Free Hospital

How many care homes are near Royal Free Hospital?

There are 339 care homes within 10 miles of Royal Free Hospital listed on AskBart, 92 of them within 5 miles.

Which nursing homes are closest to Royal Free Hospital?

The nearest homes offering nursing care are Ash Court Care Centre - Camden (1.2 miles), Loveday Abbey Road Care Home (1.4 miles), Signature at Highgate Care Home (1.5 miles).

Is there a dementia care home near Royal Free Hospital?

Yes. 135 homes within 10 miles offer dementia care. The nearest is Rathmore House, 0.6 miles away.

Can a patient go straight from Royal Free Hospital to a care home?

Yes. The ward and the hospital discharge team arrange it with the family and, where needed, the council. A short or interim stay is common while a long-term home is found.

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