News and events

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How We Care - A Home Instead Film

Meet some of our clients and their CAREgivers to see how their close relationships improve living at home every day.

Love to Move in Kingston

Chair-based exercise programme created by the British Gymnastics Foundation, every Wednesday at 10.30am to 12pm.

Celebrating #YouCanCare Week

Our CAREGiver Kerry has just celebrated 4 years with us and we had a chat with her about the special relationship she has with one of her clients.

Silver Screen Cinema

Enjoy watching both new and classic films on the silver screen at the Lantern Arts Centre.

Active Ageing Club

A brand new activity and social session, in partnership with AFC Wimbledon Foundation.

Love to Move at Lunch Club in the Pavilion

Enjoy some chair-based exercise followed by lunch in South Park Gardens Pavilion.

Singing for the Brain Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston

Singing For The Brain Is Back In Kingston!

Brings people affected by dementia together to sing songs they know and love, in a fun and friendly environment.

Dementia Workshops

Find out about our workshops to help support those caring for loved ones with dementia.

CAREGiver with Client Home Instead Charities

Home Instead Charities Launch

We support community groups with grants to fund various wellbeing activities across the UK.

I Am A CAREGiver!

We made a video highlighting our amazing and incredibly skilled CAREGivers. Enjoy!

The secret to turning 106?

Betty's lived a long life, what's her secret? She did it her way!

Story of a CAREGiver

Inside each of us is a natural-born storyteller, waiting to be released', well fortunately we may have found the key.

Singing for the brain Wimbledon and Kingston

Here Comes The Sun

Singing boosts your mood, it certainly has for our online singing group!

One Year of Lockdown

This year has changed so much for so many, fortunately some things never change

10 Years In The Community

A short video celebrating all the wonderful times of the past DECADE.

Singing For The Brain Online - We're Back!

Join us online for the relaunch of our Singing for the Brain sessions - it really has been too long since we've all been able to sing together.

Stepping Into Peter's Kitchen

Peter takes having a balanced diet seriously and has a flair for independent cooking.

The HISCars 2020

The results are in! Our annual awards ceremony.

Live In Care Service Wimbledon and Kingston

We're launching Live In Care!

Ensuring we provide the care that's needed when it's needed.

Interview With A CAREGiver - Jolanta

We sat down with Jolanta before she moved on to pastures new.

Eleanor Griffin Wimbledon & Kingston CAREGiver

Interview with a CAREGiver

Eleanor recently joined the Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston team as a CAREGiver. We caught up with her to find out how she was finding the role.

Laura Hillier Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston

The Best Kept Secret of Recruiting For Care

One of the best kept secrets of recruiting in the care sector is meeting the wonderful array of carers who come into the profession unexpectedly.

jeom new recruit homeinstead wimbledon and kingston

Welcoming Jeom to the team

Those close to me know me as a people person with a great compassion for humanity. I love building relationships with my team and providing support whether it is personal, or work related.

Competitors Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston Bake Off

Bake Off for Macmillan Coffee Morning

To raise fund for Macmillan Cancer Support we joined in the national Coffee Morning and held a Bake Off Competition!

Ben new recruit home instead wimbledon kingston

Welcoming Ben to the team

Ben has recently joined us as our Marketing and Communication Manager and we’re thrilled to welcome him to the team.

Our Community events are back !

We are delighted to be launching a Fit for Good - chair based exercise programme on Thursdays from 3rd September 2020 - 10.30am - to 12 noon.

Speak to us at a time that suits you

Our Care Managers are on hand to chat to you in the evenings and across the weekend too

Review on Homecare.co.uk

We love receiving reviews of our services and today Homecare.co.uk had a new entry from an over the moon daughter-in-law.

Have Live in Care with us

Being able to live out your days in the comfort of your own home is possible with us

Praise indeed from clients husband

We are so grateful to have received such a touching email at a sad time!

Thank you for thinking of us

It's more than just the Thursday Clap for Carers!

Social distancing in the office

Social distancing in the office is the new norm.

Running a homecare business during a pandemic

A heart felt blog from Director Clare Jefferies about how the business is managing during the Covid-19 pandemic

Being the Head of CAREGiver Experience is a very important role. With 175 amazing members of our caregiving family, ensuring that everyone feels supported, trained, compliant and cared for is a big responsibility! And we have the perfect person! Zsofia Brada has been with Home Instead for over four years and knows first hand the challenges faced by our CAREGivers. Zsofia is beautiful inside and out.... I’m sure you’ll all agree!

Love to Sing - weekly singing club in Raynes Park

Here at Home Instead, we how that singing can reduce anxiety and depression, help maintain speech and language and helps recall memories and emotions. That's why we run a weekly singing club!

Teepa Snow presents to a packed hall in Raynes Park

International Dementia Guru comes to Wimbledon

A highly interactive dementia workshop, was delivered to more than 200 members of the local community including police, social workers, dementia nurses, older peoples groups, professionals from the dementia arena as well as those who care for someone living with dementia.

Clare Jefferies speaks at Dementia 2020 Conference in London

Clare Jefferies was delighted to be a keynote speaker at the Dementia 2020 conference at the Royal Society of Medicine. The conference was looking at

Outstanding care recognised all over the place!

We are still basking in the glory of our Double Outstanding CQC rating received last month. The PR received has also been fantastic. From appearing on

Bonkers Caregiver is shaving her head for charity!

We have some pretty amazing people who work at Home Instead and Cherise Goodwin is definitely one of them. Our Caregiver and mother to four year old

Royal Academy - London come to Memory Cafe

We are very fortunate to have Fran, the lovely Art Historian join us at our Memory Cafe from the Royal Academy of Arts, to bring to life the works of

Wives and Friends group raise funds for Memory Cafe.

Our Director Clare Jefferies had the pleasure of attending the Wives and Friends group at the New Malden Methodist Church to talk about the work Home

Home Instead making a difference in the community

Today, we attended the funeral of a very special man, who we first met when he came to one of our community events with his wife. He loved singing and

My experience on the Virtual Dementia Tour bus.

Understanding dementia is not just about knowing the difference between Alzheimer's disease and Vascular dementia, knowing about the plaques and tang

Our amazing volunteers!

This month we celebrate three years of our memory cafes in the community and we have been very fortunate to have been joined most weeks by at least 4

Dementia is all year round!

Dementia Awareness is not just for one week – it’s all year round and Home Instead has lots going on each and every week of the year. As the country g

Dancing for the brain!

We are so proud that our community activities are going from strength to strength. At our Rose Theatre Memory Cafe in Kingston, we like to keep our pa

Happy New Year !

Happy New Year to all. As we welcome in the new year, a very special thanks needs to go to our team of Caregivers who have done us so proud. The festi

2016 - What an incredible year for the Wimbledon and Kingston office

Community ? 57 Memory Cafes? 36 Singing for the Brain sessions? 4 Afternoon Teas at Warren House? 3 All England Lawn Tennis Club Coffee Mornings ? 2 G

Home Instead launch Men’s Club in New Malden

Forget men in sheds at this time of year! Our community activities have proved to be very successful over the years. Wives in particular tell us regul

Richmond Park is our very own playground

How lucky are we to have such beauty round the corner from the office. A drive in Richmond Park with our clients can really brighten up their day, esp

Caring at every stage of a clients life

Today we collected the belongs of a lady who has moved from a care home to nursing care. We have been visiting her at the care home for a few years no

Home Instead demonstrates its commitment to Outstanding care at the UKHCA Annual Conference

On Friday 11th November, the UKHCA Conference was well represented by Home Instead Senior Care including Trevor Brocklebank, CEO of Home Instead UK,

Introducing the 1950's Retro Corner in New Malden

The Wimbledon and Kingston Home Instead office is home to 10 staff and a small fluffy dog. When the company moved a year ago, they found they had a lo

1940s newspapers provoke stimulating reminiscences at Wimbledon Coffee Club

We had a great Coffee Club this morning at Wimbledon. We had newspapers dating back to 1940, which provoked stimulating memories and conversation from

Home Instead raising awareness of Young Onset Dementia

Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston are working with Dementia Pathfinders to raise awareness of young onset dementia through the event detailed below. ‘

Farewell to a Wonderful Client

Barbara's Caregivers from part and present. End of an era for our Barbara... This dear lady has been with Home Instead since almost the beginning. We

Home Instead launches new Coffee Club at the All England Lawn Tennis Club

Home Instead Wimbldon and Kingston are very excited to be launching a new monthly Coffee Club on the 4th Tuesday every month from 10.30am-12noon. We

Home Instead Sponsors Singing for the Brain for a second year.

What a fantastic year! Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston were delighted to sponsor the Alzheimer's Society's Singing for the Brain initiative locall

'Date in the Diary' trip to Hampton Court Sensory Palace Experience

The impressive Hampton Court Palace. Our ‘date in the diary’ outing today was a fabulous trip Hampton Court’s Sensory Palace experience. Home Instead

'Date in the Diary' trip to Hampton Court Sensory Palace Experience

The impressive Hampton Court Palace. Our ‘date in the diary’ outing today was a fabulous trip Hampton Court’s Sensory Palace experience. Home Instead

Home Instead launch new Memory Café in Wimbledon

Actress Thelma Ruby opened the new memory cafe in Wimbledon. Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston proudly lauched our fourth Memory Cafe this month - cal

Home Instead is very proud to be a Disability Confident employer!

Clare with Cllr David Chung - Mayor of Merton and speakers. This week, Clare Jefferies, Director of the Wimbledon and Kingston office was invited to a

First Outstanding CQC rating in London for Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston

Oustanding caring! We enter the New Year with some fantastic news. In December we had our routine Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection. The way th

My Afternoon with Celia

After nearly six years of owning and running a busy care company, as the Managing Director with 10 members of staff in the office, I find I am less an

Home Instead - Theatre Club does The Music Hall Matinee

Singing and laughing all the way. As part of our commitment to the community, Home Instead - Wimbledon and Kingston run many events and activities to

Supporting the daughter to care for her mother.

The family needs support tooWe had some lovely feedback just before Christmas from a daughter who says that Home Instead has given her her life back.

Local MP enjoys Singing for the brain

Lynn James, James Berry MP and Jo Newton from Alz Society. James Berry MP attended and participated in Singing for the Brain at the King Charles Cent

Handmade Chocs by Home Instead Chocolatier

Sue Dove - our Master Chocolatier. How lucky are we at Home Instead to have our very own Chocolatier working for us. Sue Dove, our Administrator has w

Birthday Card from the Queen for our Centurian Norman!

It's not often that we get to celebrate 100 years of life, but for our Norman, he was ready to celebrate. Friday, after receiving an overwhelming num

When collaborative working really works!

Working together to provide the best care possible. Here at Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston we know that if everyone works together to make sure our

When collaborative working really works!

Working together to provide the best care possible. Here at Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston we know that if everyone works together to make sure our

Touching words from a son about his mother

' A light in her eyes that he hadn't seen for so long'. The phone calls in to the Home Instead office vary so much each day, but there are those that

Understanding Dementia Workshop was a huge hit with St Mary's Church in Wimbledon Village

Today we received a lovely email from the organiser of a carers group at a local church, who invited Clare Jefferies, owner of Home Instead to run an

Helping families at every stage of the Home Instead journey.

Team Wimbledon - without Alison & Dionne. We are always mindful here at Home Instead of how busy people are with their lives, especially sons and daug

Fascinating, interesting and caring new CAREGivers complete their training at Home Instead

A very exciting bunch of new CAREGivers in Wimbledon. At Home Instead we have had a really interesting bunch of new CAREGivers complete their inductio

Home Instead sponsors 'Enjoying Later Life' festival cafe in Kingston

Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston sponsored the Enjoying Later Life festival cafe today at the All Saints Church, Kingston. The local community was o

Looking after the daughter as well as Mum...

This morning, we received lovely feedback from a daughter regarding the difference Home Instead are making to not only her mother's life but hers too.

Home Instead excited to be working with Alzheimer's Society's to keep Singing for the Brain running in Kingston-Upon-Thames

'Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston are very excited to be working with Alzheimer's Society to ensure that the much needed Singing for the Brain Serv

Royal Academy In Mind comes to Home Instead's Memory Cafe

Home Instead's Memory Cafe at the Rose Theatre played host to the Royal Academy's In Mind session led by Art Historian, Fran. The In Mind sessions ,

Home Instead's monthly lunch club

The ever so elegant Warren House, played host to Home Instead - Wimbledon and Kingston's Lunch Club today. With white linen table clothes and their ow

The Fear of Isolation

'They're all gone'.......Pam said to me yesterday. A very really situation for many who have outlived there fiends and their social network. As many o

Caring for our Caregivers

Caring for our fantastic team. As we head into the second half of 2015, our 'Year of the CAREGiver' has been rather busy. At Home Instead, we know tha

Home Instead invests in Dementia Specialist

Lynn chatting to June Whitfield and Patricia Hodge. Three months ago, Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston welcomed Lynn James to the team to further i

Flowers bring joy at Home Instead's Memory Café

Home Instead flower show inspired Memory Café. As part of Dementia Awareness Week, Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston hosted a special Chelsea Flower

Collaborative working between Home Instead and Kingston Hospital

Collaborative working conference at the hospital. Last week, at 'The Pride of Kingston Conference' held at Kingston Hospital, our very own Clare Jeffe

Ensuring our clients are eating well!

Nothing like a good cuppa! We all recognise that eating well keeps us fit and healthy, but as we age, the desire and inclination to eat can become pro

Kingston Hospital’s Memory Café a success!

Sian Bates,Chair and Duncan Burton,Director of Nursing join in. Kingston Hospital’s Memory Café, which offers people with dementia and their carers a

2015 - Year of the CAREGiver

A new year message from Clare Jefferies - Owner of Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston. What an incredible start to the new year! The phone is ringing o

Do you know a Superhero?

If you do then we want to meet them! At Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston, we have nearly 100 Superheroes providing companionship, care and support

Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston working together with Coombe Hill Manor.

I got the chance to have a tour of the new Signature Care Home recently, during a networking evening. Coombe Hill Manor is definitely worth a visit if

The meeting of two minds

Clare and Sue Redmond. Today, Clare Jefferies met with Sue Redmond - Head of Adult Social Care for Kingston. Over a cup of coffee in the Market Square

A meeting of two minds

Clare Jefferies and Sue Redmond. Today, Clare Jefferies met with Sue Redmond - Head of Adult Social Care for Kingston. Over a cup of coffee in the Mar

Our hidden gem!

Rebecca. With close to 100 people working at Home Instead, we regularly receive outstanding feedback from our clients about our amazing caregivers. Ea

Home Instead Loves Kingston....

Home Instead provides care and support to people in the Kingston Upon Thames area. And what better way to support the borough than to be part of a fun

Happy birthday to us!

It's hard to contain my excitement as we look back on our outstanding achievements in such a short space of time. When we opened our doors in Septembe

Well done Mark!

Mark busy at his desk. Following our 6 monthly audit from our National office team, Karen our auditor singled out the work that Mark Nangendo has been

When you put your feet up, remember the incredible support our CAREGivers provide

Most of my last few visits to clients have involved lovely conversationswith their family members who are, by default, their carers.What is so very ap

CAREGivers very deserving of a little respite for themselves.

Our Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston CAREGivers. As we head into National Carers Week, here at Home Instead, we recognise the thousands of people w

Rebecca gets all excited about Zumba at Home Instead

I started dancing at a very young age , have a National Diploma in Dance and dance in the evenings and train at The Royal Academy of Dance on Saturday

Home Instead launch Memory Cafe in Kingston

On the 2nd of May we saw the launch of Home Instead’s Memory Cafe at the Rose Theatre in Kingston. The idea of our memory cafe came about because of t

Saltwater Cottage

West Wittering Beach huts. © Copyright David M Moore. A relationship built in less than a week. Pyjamas, a strip wash and a wheelchair with a squeak.

A new home for Margaret

Margaret with Rebecca and Louise. It is with real sadness that we say so long to a dear client who is moving to a new home closer to her son. Margaret

Free Family and Friends Dementia workshop proved a huge success for Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston.

Last week saw a very popular Free Dementia workshop for carers, friends and family in Kingston. Held in the conference room at Surbiton's YMCA to a pa

Our Em wins Apprentice of the Year 2014!!

Emma and Stephen Hammond - MP for Wimbledon. What a fabulous way to start the week - at a celebration breakfast meeting, Merton's Apprentices celebrat

The privilege of being a Trustee of Age UK Merton.....

Setting up your own business is tough, especially in the early days. Hard work, long hours and a huge amount of self belief were what was needed to es

Mary's story

For too many years Mary had been 'managing' by herself. Fiercely independent, she was just about making it through each day. Her daughter had tried ma

Clare Jefferies becomes a Dementia Friends Champion.

A very large number of our clients here in Wimbledon and Kingston have dementia, so to tie in with the work Home Instead is already doing of offering

Happy 2014 to you all......

Happy 2014 to everyone. With many of our clients cared for so beautifully over Christmas by our fantastic team of CAREGivers, we head into the New Yea

Home Instead offer the gift of time on Christmas Day!

Santa's little helper - Louise Musgrove. Never would an opportunity to help the community be turned down at Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston. For a

Companionship gets festive at Cadogan Hall

Companionship can be such fun at Home Instead! Albeit that companionship and care are not just for Christmas, our CAREGivers and clients have certainl

Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas from about half of a wonderful team.... Home Instead would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. 2014 is going to be a special

CARE - GIVING ... It's about the size of your heart!

How big is your heart? For too long the care sector has been associated with minimum wage and poorly trained staff, delivering care in 15 minute chun

New Visitor Charter at Kingston Hospital makes visiting hours better for everyone....

Better visiting times for family and friends. No longer are local people restricted to visiting their family and friends in the afternoon and evening

Posthumously MBE to one of Merton's finest!

Chris and Stephen Alambritis moments afte winning her award! Chris Frost, Chief Executive of the Merton Voluntary Services Council (MVSC), was due to

'Our ageing population is an asset to this country - not a problem!'

A powerful statement made today by Dr Anjan Ghosh - Consultant in Public Heath, Merton, at Age UK Merton's AGM as part of his talk on the impact of lo

Farewell to an amazing client

Alex and Rebecca at our Summer party 2013. We learnt on Friday, that the world has lost a wonderful man. Alex Josephides, who was 95, had been a clien

Home Instead trains Merton Dignity in Care Champions

This week Clare Jefferies held Dementia workshops at Age UK Merton as part of Merton's Dignity in Care project. The Dementia workshops, part of four d

How old is old?

90 is the new 50And at what age are you elderly? It is difficult to know really, given that here at Home Instead we are having a Nonagenarian epidem

Understanding Visual Impairment

Home Instead in Wimbledon and Kingston provides care at home to almost 100 clients, and every single one of them is unique in terms of the support the

Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston saves a holiday by the sea

Dick and Ann enjoying their holiday by the sea. Going on holiday can be a stressful time for anybody, but when you're planning a trip with a loved one

Experienced Care Co-ordinator joins the team

Oure new Care Co-ordinator - Louise Foster. A huge welcome to Louise Foster, who joins the team as Care Co-ordinator here at Home Instead. Louise shar

Home Instead walks through the vineyards for Alzheimer's Society....

Team Home Instead!! What a lovely way to spend a Sunday morning.... The Alzheimer’s Society is very close to our hearts here at Home Instead as we pro

Busy in Kingston Town !

Home Instead was out and about in Kingston town centre today, spreading the word about our quality care at home in Kingston, Surbiton, Tolworth and th

Clare Jefferies joins Kingston Hospital Patient Assembly

The new member of the Patient Assembly at Kingston Hospital. Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has established a Patient Assembly providing an opportunity f

Care through a CAREGivers eyes!

Hi I’m Suzanne,. I am 26 years old, born in the year of the rabbit and proud Piscean. My first experience of caring was with a friend of my Mum’s (who

It's all about the training!

Celebrating with NVQ2 graduades. It never stops here at Wimbledon & Kingston. It's all about the training - we ensure that our CAREGivers have all the

Happy Office + Happy CAREGivers = Happy Clients!

We work very hard in the Wimbledon and Kingston office to provide the best care possible! With over 70 CAREGivers hard at working providing care at ho

On your bike!

Sunday saw the Prudential Ride London bike race come charging through Surrey, into Kingston, up through Wimbledon and onto Buckingham Palace to finish

New Recruitment and Training Co-ordinator recruited!

Welcome Kate! A very big welcome to our new Recruitment and Training Co-ordinator - Kate Spragg, who makes number six in the Home Instead - Wimbledon

Going the Extra Mile!

Fantastic news... Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston are through to the finals of the Merton Best Business Awards in the Extra Mile category. Featuri

Anyone for Tennis?

We are flat out at Home Instead - Wimbledon and Kingston at the moment. And with the tennis world decending on us for the last two weeks, we have had

You can't get better trained staff than here at Home Instead!

CAREGivers with their Mental Health Training packs! At Home Instead, we never stop training our staff. We believe that to be a CAREGiver with us, you

Clare Jefferies becomes new Trustee of Age UK Merton

Age UK Volunteers event June 13. Clare Jefferies has recently joined the Board of Trustees of Age UK Merton. Since the recent arrival of their new CEO

Sing-a-long in Wimbledon!!

Tambourines and Maracas! We all got involved at our tea party last month, as our very talented Caregiver , Diane, surprised our clients with her guita

New life at Home Instead

Welcome to the world baby Kai. After a long wait our lovely Caregiver, Sam Mallinson, gave birth to baby Kai last week. We think Kai was waiting for

Time for You Carers event!

On the 22nd April, Home Instead are jointly hosting a “Time for You” event for unpaid Carers who live in and around Wimbledon and the borough of Merto

......and the Loveliest Person Award goes to......

Today we recognised an amazing person who has no idea how wonderful she is......Alice Machesheshe. Alice works at the Wimbledon Guild and does so much

Local papers recognise Dementia training!

Newly trained CaregiversThis week, a couple of local newspapers, were very interested in our Dementia training programme. Both the Wimbledon Guardian

Out and about with Home Instead

Sherry and Robert enjoying being out and about! Home Instead's ethos is to change the face of ageing.... and with that in mind, we are very keen here

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to all ! Christmas was definitely in the Wimbledon office at their monthly client tea party! Mulled wine, fizz, and good old cups of t

Christmas has come early in Wimbledon and Kingston

There has been a tremendous response to this year’s Christmas appeal in the Wimbledon and Kingston office. They have made up over 30 hampers and food

Could this be the future of dementia care homes in the UK?

A dementia care home in the Netherlands is experimenting with a new way of treating patients by offering them an "alternative reality". Hogeway is bei

Winners in Wimbledon!

Dionne winning the Home Care Worker Award. Dionne works for the Wimbledon & Kingston office of Home Instead, where she specialises in providing care s

CAREGiver Mike turns 70 today!

Our lovely Mike Parkhurst celebrates his 70th birthday today. Mike has been a loyal and trusted member of the team for nearly a year, providing compan

Wimbledon and Kingston office are finalists in Great British Care Awards!

Dionne and her client Dick with his wife Ann. Dionne Mant has has made it through to the finals of the Great British Care Awards for the South East in

Home Instead Sponsors the Merton Civic Awards 2013

We are very proud to be sponsoring the 'Carers Category' in the Merton Civic Awards 2013. There are so many amazing people out there who care for a lo

Valuable Visual Impairment Training

. Loss of visual field glasses, common after a stroke. Last week, we welcomed Kerry Edgington from Kingston Association for the Blind, who trained a

Afternoon tea for Macmillan!

Guessing the owl's name! We had a fantastic time at our monthly afternoon tea party for our clients here in the office, but this month we made it part

Keep up those quality checks Tilly!

Keep up those quality checks Tilly! There is never a dull moment in the office here at Home Instead when Tilly the office dog is around. She wants to

Afternoon tea party with an Olympic theme!

Tea anyone? Following the success of our Jubilee party last month, we decided to host a regular afternoon tea party for our clients each month. And wh

Recognition for quality care prompts expansion of the Wimbledon and Kingston office!

. Home Instead Senior Care in New Malden is a local business success story, having enjoyed rapid growth and cultivated a strong reputation in the are

Jubilee Party at Home Instead's New Office

We couldn't let the Queen's Diamond Jubilee go by without a tea party for our clients. So after an evening of homemade cake baking, the staff at the W

Our expanding team!

And then there were five! Home Instead Wimbledon and Kingston are growing rapidly! Our New Malden based office has recently recruited Rebecca Terrell

We made it to the finals of National Specialist Care Awards!

The team at Home Instead Senior Care in Wimbledon and Kingston has been named a finalist at the 2012 Independent Specialist Care Awards. Clare Jefferi

More Awards for Wimbledon and Kingston??

Home Instead Senior Care in Wimbledon and Kingston are finalist in the Home Care category for the prestigious Laing and Buisson Independent Specialist

Theatre loving clients go to the Wimbledon Theatre

Elizabeth and Doug at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Caregiver, Gianni Geminiani, provides a companionship service to two of our clients, Doug who lives i

Welcome home Ron and welcome back Sarah!

Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston welcomed home a couple of familiar faces this week. One of our favourite clients Ron and his wife returned to the fo

Merry Christmas!

We wish you a merry Christmas!..... We wish you a merry Christmas! We wish you a merry Christmas ......And a happy new year! With all good wishes for

Caring career entices stay at home mum

. Local lady Dionne Mant had been living off benefits for years after she became a single mum with a daughter of only 5 months old. After swearing of

Award winning home care

. The Kingston Business Award Winners. The Kingston Business Awards 2011 winners were announced at a gala presentation evening on Thursday 24th Nove

Twelve New Caregivers Recruited

This week Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston welcomed twelve new Caregivers to the team. Each new recruit has been carefully selected for their dedicat

St John's Church hosts information day for older people

With the country’s population ageing at an unprecedented rate, demand for information relating to elderly care issues is at an all time high. This is

Dragon boat racing for All Saints Church

Home Instead Senior Care owner Clare Jefferies of Wimbledon & Kingston had a fantastic day dragon boat racing with her care manager Julie Lee, in a bi

Alzheimer's Society speak at CareGiver team meeting

The Wimbledon and Kingston office were delighted to have a special visitor to our CareGiver team meeting last week. Gemma Jolly the Dementia Advisor f

No Longer A Spring Chick?

Despite the weather...Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston were rubbing shoulders with Orinoco and Great Uncle Bulgaria at the very popular Wimbledon Vil

Certificate of Appreciation

Here at the Wimbledon and Kingston office we like to recognise the good of the Community. So each month we will be handing out a Home Instead "Certifi

‘Angels and Divas’ step out for charity

Home Instead Senior Care business owner Clare Jefferies and a 29-strong team of friends calling themselves ‘Angels and Divas’ have raised almost £10,0

Happy Valentines Day!

Wishing all our clients, their families and our lovely CareGivers a very Happy Valentine's Day.

Busy Year Ahead

2011 is looking to be a very busy year for Home Instead Senior Care in Wimbledon & Kingston. As our name and reputation is filtering through the commu

New Year, New Career

Local New Malden lady, Sarah Summers, 42, was the first employee for the recently opened Wimbledon & Kingston office of at-home care provider, Home In

Independent living - whatever your age!

Caring for the elderly is an increasingly discussed issue! With the government predicting that over the next 25 years, the number of 75 year olds will

30 jobs to be created by new at-home care business

Local lady, Clare Jefferies has a good head for business and expects her new at-home care service for the elderly to create at least 30 jobs in its fi

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Singing for the Brain is back in Kingston!

Singing for the Brain brings people affected by dementia together to sing songs they know and love, in a fun and friendly environment.

Singing For The Brain Online - We're Back!

We've missed these sessions, and we know you have too - join us from March.

Our Community Events are back !

Come and join us on a Thursday mornings from the 3rd Sept 2020 for our all inclusive chair-based exercise class at the Lantern Arts Centre in Raynes Park, SW20

£1000 raised for Macmillan from 'Just a walk in the park'

We were so very proud to be able to hand over a cheque for £1000 to Macmillan Cancer Support last night ! On a very hot Saturday in July, our team of Caregivers, families and friends from the community took part in ‘Just a Walk in the Park’. Through their donations and match funding from Home Instead Wimbledon & Kingston and Richmond this huge amount was raised. Clare attended the Macmillan Merton meeting last night and handed over a cheque. This money will remain in Merton and go towards funding for a Macmillan Support Worker based at St George’s Hospital. Clare is also delighted to be joining the Macmillan Merton committee and helping the fabulous team raise more funds in the future. What a great way to spend a Monday!

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