Ideally located in a spacious and leafy site with panoramic views of surrounding hills and woodland, Porthaven’s care home, Lavender Oaks, sits proudly on Metcalfe Avenue, off Woodmansterne Road. As well as providing excellent care for the residents of Carshalton, our home is a very popular home for many residents of surrounding villages and towns such as Woodcote, Chipstead and Banstead.
Lavender Oaks provides 24 hour residential, nursing, dementia and respite care for the elderly in an elegant and spacious home incorporating numerous thoughtful and practical features which ensure our home is able to meet the changing needs of its residents.
Porthaven’s expertly trained and professional staff are dedicated to the care, comfort and dignity of all our residents, with special emphasis given to promoting independence, privacy, respect and wellbeing.
Residents benefit from living in a caring environment with generously appointed private bedrooms with en suite wetrooms, and plentiful communal living areas including sitting rooms, restaurants, a café, cinema, hairdressing salon and nail bar, activities and wellbeing room and private dining room for special family occasions.
In keeping with our unique and award winning activities and wellbeing philosophy, our residents also benefit from our private and secure landscaped garden for peaceful relaxation, gardening and if the weather permits, gentle exercising.
We would be delighted to meet you, show you around and discuss how we can assist you or your loved one.
To arrange a visit, please call our Home Manager Peter Haysom or, if you prefer, simply send us a message.
Activities - Join us!
Below are a selection of upcoming activities at Lavender Oaks.
For the full listing, please click here.
October 2026
National Poetry Day
SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER from 11.30am
Visit from Beau the therapy dog
TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER from 10.00am to 12.30pm
Music and exercises with Jo
THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER from 11.30am
Scrabble tournament
MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER from 2.00pm
General knowledge quiz
TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER from 2.00pm
Pizza making
THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER from 11.30am
Mitcham Zoo visit with reptiles
FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER from 2.30pm
Visit from Beau the therapy dog
TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER from 10.30am to 12.30pm
Dawson’s Talks
TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER from 2.30pm
Dancing with Ava Li
FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER from 2.30pm
Our home’s anniversary
MONDAY 26TH OCTOBER from 11.30am
Autumnal arts and crafts
SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER
Throughout the month, we will be hosting the following regular activities:
Scrabble Club
EVERY MONDAY from 3.00pm
Church service
EVERY SUNDAY from 10.00am
Contact us today on 020 3957 5200 to find out more about these upcoming events and activities, or why not suggest an activity yourself!
View the full Lavender Oaks activities listing