Care home

Colin Care Home

Care home in Lewisham

Colin Care Home

Care home in Lewisham

CQC Good4 beds
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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).
Address19 Garlies Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2RU
Beds4

About

Colin Care Home is a small care home in London with 4 registered beds. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. The CQC report was published in 2019.

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
A&E: University Hospital Lewisham1.6 miles
Pub or bar200 m
  • Fire station about 1000 m away

Straight-line distances. 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 GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

899 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime32%
Anti-social behaviour16%
Shoplifting15%
Public order8%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.

What Lewisham council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Colin Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 1.6 miles away. The local GP practice is VALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
University Hospital Lewisham · 1.6 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
VALE MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.2 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Lewisham

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Deptford Action Group for the Elderly

The purpose of DAGE is to combat social isolation for pensioners of Lewisham and Greenwich by the provision of a pop-in facility for social contact, an advice and information service providing…

1.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (269672)
Charity

Link Age Southwark

Link Age Southwark prevents loneliness and isolation in older people and brings communities together. We improve wellbeing, connection, mental health and physical health through: one-to-one…

3.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1105923)
Charity

Age Concern Bromley

Age Concern Bromley, (trading name Age UK Bromley & Greenwich) provides a range of services, projects, emotional and practical support to older people, their relatives and carers. It also…

3.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1060861)
Charity

Age UK Lambeth

Age UK Lambeth empowers older people to achieve a full quality of life by providing: good quality information, advice and advocacy; diverse services and support including befriending and carrying…

4.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1063497)
Charity

Age UK Lewisham and Southwark

Age UK Lewisham and Southwark aims to empower and enable older people to lead fulfilled lives. We do this by: - Providing services and support to address poverty and isolation - Connecting older…

4.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (296862)
Charity

Wandsworth Carers' Centre

The charity provides a range of support services to unpaid carers. This includes, information & advice, advocacy, targeted support to carers of people with mental health problems and Asian…

6.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1053121)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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