Person centred care homes for
Whitgift Care provides a broad range of services from residential care within the retirement community to sheltered housing and full patient-centred care in our nursing care homes.
Our assisted living program ensures a better quality of life for the elderly and retired, resulting in our residents finding their own sense of joy, purpose, and belonging from retirement and beyond.
Private person-centred care homes in South Croydon supporting the elderly retirement community by providing patient-centred care, and affordable residential and nursing care, on a short or long-term basis.
Wilhelmina House
Residential care • Respite care • End of life care
A purpose-built modern care home, with a large and beautifully tended walled garden, primarily for those who need personal care.
Whitgift House
Nursing care • Respite care • End of life care
Set in the beautiful grounds of Whitgift School, Whitgift House offers round-the-clock nursing and weekly GP visits, giving full nursing care.
“Everyone I have met at Whitgift House is extremely kind, patient and friendly. I enjoy my time here enormously. Lunches are excellent. Activities are great.”
Resident
We provide residential care for people who would struggle to live on their own and nursing care for residents who need round-the-clock attention from trained health care professionals. Our end-of-life care helps residents to live as well, as fully and as comfortably as possible.
Residents in our retirement living settings live independently but in the safety and security of gated sheltered housing – where help and companionship are always on hand if needed.
Whitgift House Apartments
A caring retirement community of sheltered accommodation nestled on the grounds of Whitgift School, for those who need only a helping hand with supported independent living.
Whitgift Almshouses
Our welcoming residential retirement home in the heart of Croydon, where residents live under their own care inside the walls of the historic Whitgift Almshouses sheltered housing complex.
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Latest news and announcements
4 Mar 2025
By Ian Sanderson, Activity Co-ordinator, Whitgift House Today is Ash Wednesday. As a member of the activity team my role is to make residents aware of the chapel services, then facilitate a visit from the priest for those residents that can not attend a chapel service. While arranging those visits it is important to get…
18 Sep 2024
It was a cold but dry September day, thankfully Age UK B team came with high hopes of a first victory full of laughter, while the Whitgift Care residents were feeling quietly positive. A perfect start by WH and it was only after the interval of double Danish did we see a fight back by…
1 Aug 2024
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Our services
| Whitgift House South Croydon | Wilhelmina House Park Hill | Whitgift Almshouses Central Croydon |
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| Viewing appointments | Timed | Drop-in | Timed |
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Inspiration from his father, combined with an apprenticeship Whitgift School, South Croydon means Jay Campbell-Waggott has big career ambitions.![]()
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A member of the school's Grounds Team, Jay is one of five current and former apprentices to share their experiences forNational Apprenticeship Week. They all told us that a big benefit of an apprenticeship is the opportunity for career progression. ![]()
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Jay’s long-term goal is to pursue a managerial role or run his own business.![]()
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- My dad was a greenkeeper, so that was my route into it. I wanted to learn a bit of everything and broaden my horizons on other sports.![]()
- I think apprenticeships are definitely a good way of learning, and obviously, you’re making a living as well.![]()
- You’ve got to be motivated to motivate yourself. I'm just preparing for my end-point assessment now.![]()
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Jay and his colleagues have shared their thoughts on apprenticeships and offered some words of advice for anyone considering this route into work, in this article on our website: johnwhitgiftfoundation.org/building-careers-through-apprenticeships/
It's National Apprenticeship Week, and five of our colleagues, all current or former apprentices, have shared their experiences of this route into employment.![]()
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A common theme amongst all five has been the desire to prioritise 'on-the-job' learning. For Jacob Boulter-Howard. a desktop engineer in the IT Team at Whitgift School, South Croydon, this was one of the most beneficial aspects of his apprenticeship.![]()
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He told us, “You learn the theory and the technical language, but that didn’t compare to what you learned on the job. Having the course day was great, but actually coming in and learning was the most helpful thing.”![]()
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Read more about Jacob and some of our other colleagues who followed a similar path on our website:
Panashe Mbanje knew she wanted to work in data analysis. She also knew she didn't want to go to university.![]()
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A valued member of the Alumni and Development Team at Trinity School, Panashe enrolled in an apprenticeship, which enabled her to earn while she learned. ![]()
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Sharing her experiences to mark National Apprenticeship Week, Panashe told us she felt supported throughout her time as an apprentice: ![]()
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- Learning on the job and getting paid to do it is great, but nothing compares to hands-on experience.![]()
- Trinity in itself was supportive, so it wasn't just my specific team... people in other departments were also very happy to help.![]()
- They are nurturing talent. Yes, you are getting someone to work for you, but it is personal and career development, too.![]()
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You can read more about Panashe and other colleagues who joined us via the apprenticeship scheme here: johnwhitgiftfoundation.org/building-careers-through-apprenticeships/
