Home care agency · Lewisham
Lewisham Enablement Service
Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate
Free · 2 minutes · No obligation · 34,334 registered providers compared
Illustrative photo, not of Lewisham Enablement Service- Address
- 148 Dressington Avenue, London, SE4 1JF
- Run by
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Type of provider
- Council-run
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2020 (6 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Last CQC check
- 21 Dec 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-9177517591
About this agency
Lewisham Enablement Service in Lewisham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by London Borough of Lewisham. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (December 2021). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 85 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Lewisham; 28 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Brockley, London, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 11 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Ladywell ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South East London ICB.
How its rating has changed
- Dec 2021
- Today Rating 4 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 21 December 2021
Finding it
- Ward
- Ladywell
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham North
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
The company behind Lewisham Enablement Service
Lewisham Enablement Service is the only service its provider, London Borough of Lewisham, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Lewisham Enablement Service at £34–£41.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £390 a week.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,620–£1,980 per week.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Lewisham Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from July 2020, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.
One overall rating to date: Requires improvement, published December 2021.
4 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The ratings in context
For Lewisham Enablement Service, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Lewisham, 18 of 47 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (38%), while 18 of 47 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (38%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Inspection findings in brief
- The service provides reablement and rehabilitation as well as personal care for people in their own homes.
- People are referred to the service from local authority representatives and health care professionals.
- The service aims to maximise people's ability to continue living independently following discharge from hospital, following an accident or illness.
- People's experience of using this service People's care needs and rehabilitation goals were identified by health and social care professionals and discussed with people, their relatives and other relevant representatives before plans were put in place to meet these needs.
Inspected 28 September 2021; report published 21 December 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe18 of 47 in Lewisham
- Effective38 of 47 in Lewisham
- Caring40 of 47 in Lewisham
- Responsive37 of 47 in Lewisham
- Well-led18 of 47 in Lewisham
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 21 December 2021. Under each rating: how many agencies in Lewisham share it.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Lewisham Enablement Service yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
How Lewisham Enablement Service compares
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Lewisham, 62% of the 45 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2021) is more recent than 31% of agency ratings in Lewisham.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 68% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Lewisham lists 6.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (42% of home care agencies in Lewisham are also rated below Good here); Well-led (42% of home care agencies in Lewisham are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Lewisham, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Questions about Lewisham Enablement Service
- Where is Lewisham Enablement Service based?
- Its office is at 148 Dressington Avenue, London, SE4 1JF. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- Is Lewisham Enablement Service regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Lewisham Enablement Service as a home care agency, location ID 1-9177517591 and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2021.
- Is Lewisham Enablement Service registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When did CQC last rate Lewisham Enablement Service?
- CQC published the current rating on 21 December 2021, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What services is Lewisham Enablement Service registered for?
- Lewisham Enablement Service is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Who runs Lewisham Enablement Service?
- London Borough of Lewisham is the registered provider for Lewisham Enablement Service.
- What are Lewisham Enablement Service's fees?
- Lewisham Enablement Service's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Lewisham Enablement Service score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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