Bridge House Care Home
Bridge House Care Home is a residential care home in Godalming, Surrey (GU8 6DB).
Newly registered with the CQC, October 2026. No inspection rating has been published yet.
About Bridge House Care Home
Bridge House Care Home is a residential care home in Godalming, supporting older people from the town and the surrounding part of Surrey. We are a residential home and not a clinical setting, and we say so plainly because people deserve to know what they are choosing. What we offer is a household in which the practical difficulties of later life have been lifted off somebody's shoulders. Help with washing and dressing, given without fuss and in private. Medication managed properly. Meals cooked here and eaten at a table. Somebody awake through the night. Company when it is wanted and quiet when it is not. Most people move in after a hard stretch, so the first weeks are taken slowly. We learn how a person likes their day arranged before we start arranging anything, and we expect that somebody may be grieving for their own house while settling into a room here. Routines matter a great deal. If a person has had a bath at night for fifty years, we are not going to switch them to a morning shower because it suits the rota. After that, our aim is for the days to be genuinely pleasant rather than merely safe, which means food worth eating, something going on, and being asked rather than told. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Come and have a cup of tea with us and ask the residents what they think.
Care provided at Bridge House Care Home
- Registered for up to 30 residents
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
How Bridge House Care Home compares in Waverley
Measured against the 53 care homes registered in Waverley. The dark dot is this home.
- Size
- 30 places. Smaller than 37 of the 53 homes. The local average is 43 places.
- CQC rating
- Not yet rated. 33 of the 53 homes (62%) are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Registered
- October 2026. One of the newer homes in the area. Only 0 of the 53 have registered more recently.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Data: CQC register and Food Standards Agency ratings. Counts cover registered care homes in Waverley.
The local picture: Waverley
What the numbers say about care for older people in Waverley, in Surrey.
What care costs in Surrey, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|
| Residential care | £952 | £1,654 to £1,931 (Middle half of prices from 18 Surrey homes. Median £1,772.) |
| Nursing care | £988 | £1,920 to £2,155 (Middle half of prices from 13 Surrey homes. Median £2,025.) |
| Residential dementia care | Not published separately | £1,725 to £2,020 (Middle half of prices from 14 Surrey homes. Median £1,842.) |
| Nursing dementia care | Not published separately | £1,975 to £2,226 (South East figure, because too few Surrey homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.) |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
- People aged 75 and over: 17,100. Rising to 20,000 by 2035, up 17%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 51%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 27%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 65%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Surrey as a whole is 68%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 100. Surrey average is 90.
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 106 beds.
- Care home beds filled across Surrey: 88%. The 12 month average is 87%.
- Who pays, across Surrey (estimate): 32% council, 52% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- 3.6 miles: Shandon, White Lane, Ash, Guildford. Application for a 2 bed care home. Submitted 27 October 2026. Decision pending.
- 4.7 miles: Headway House, Crosby Way, Farnham, Surrey. Application for a 66 bed care home. Submitted 23 December 2025. Decision pending.
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Good to know about Bridge House Care Home
Facts from public registers, and what is close by.
- Registered with CQC
- 27 October 2026, less than a year ago.
- Run by
- THORNBY HEALTHCARE LIMITED, which runs 11 adult social care services in England.
- Nearest GP surgery
- Springfield Surgery, 0.2 miles away.
- Nearest hospital
- Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, 5.7 miles away.
- Nearest railway station
- Milford (Surrey) Station, 3.3 miles away.
Sources: CQC register, Food Standards Agency, NHS England Organisation Data Service and DfT NaPTAN (Open Government Licence). Distances are in a straight line from the postcode, not walking or driving routes.
Local services near Bridge House Care Home
The closest places to this home, measured in a straight line from its postcode. They are the nearest, not necessarily the ones the home uses. Ask the home which GP, dentist and pharmacy its residents are registered with.
Nearest 24 hour A&E
- Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, 5.7 miles away
It is about 5.7 miles in a straight line from the postcode. The drive is usually longer. In an emergency call 999; the ambulance may take you elsewhere.
Nearest GP practices
Nearest dentists
Nearest pharmacies
Nearest railway stations
- Milford (Surrey) Station, 3.3 miles away
- Godalming Station, 3.7 miles away
- Farnham Station, 4.2 miles away
Around Bridge House Care Home
- H: Bridge House Care Home
- A: 24 hour A&E
- G: GP practice
- D: Dentist
- P: Pharmacy
- S: Railway station
Straight line distances, not routes. Places very close to the home are spread out slightly so they can be told apart.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Practice and pharmacy details from the NHS England Organisation Data Service. A&E sites from NHS England A&E data and the Organisation Data Service. Railway stations from the Department for Transport NaPTAN dataset. Distances are straight line and approximate.
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Common questions about Bridge House Care Home
Where is Bridge House Care Home located?
Bridge House Care Home is a residential care home in Godalming, Surrey, GU8 6DB. You can view its exact location and get directions from the map on this page.
What type of care does Bridge House Care Home provide?
Bridge House Care Home is registered to provide residential personal care, with support that includes Older person care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
How many beds does Bridge House Care Home have?
Bridge House Care Home is registered for up to 30 residents. Contact the home to check current availability.
Questions families ask about Bridge House Care Home
Can Mum or Dad stay here if their dementia gets worse?
No. Bridge House Care Home is not listed for dementia care on the CQC register. If dementia is likely, choose a home that is, so a second move is not needed later.
Is there a nurse on site if health needs change?
No. Bridge House Care Home is a residential care home without on-site nursing. District nurses and GPs visit, but someone who needs daily nursing may have to move to a nursing home.
Can they try a short stay before deciding?
Ask the home. The home has not told us whether it offers short stays. Ask when you call; many homes can arrange a trial period.
Will they support end of life care, so there is no move at the hardest time?
Ask the home. End of life care is not listed on the register. Ask the manager whether residents can remain in the home with hospice or district nurse support.
Can she bring her cat or dog?
Ask the home. The home has not told us its pet policy yet. Ask directly; some homes allow small pets in residents' rooms or welcome visiting dogs.
Can a couple stay together?
Ask the home. We do not know whether the home has rooms for couples. Ask about shared or adjoining rooms if this matters.
Will the council help pay, or is it self funded only?
Ask the home. The home has not told us which funding it accepts. Most homes take both council funded and self funded residents; ask about council rates and any top up.
Do they take younger adults as well as older people?
No. Bridge House Care Home is registered for older people. Younger adults are not listed.
Can I visit before deciding, and are there visiting hours?
Ask the home. Every home should welcome a visit. Call to arrange one, ideally at a mealtime or during an activity, and ask about visiting hours for family.
Typical weekly fees in the South East
Bridge House Care Home has not published its fees yet. These are typical weekly fees for the South East, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Residential care: £1,100 to £1,450 per week per person, typical range
Indicative figures for the South East, not a quote from Bridge House Care Home. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
More about the care at Bridge House Care Home
Residential Care at Bridge House Care Home
This is a residential home and not a clinical setting, which the home says plainly because people deserve to know what they are choosing. Registration covers older person and residential care only, so there is no nursing on site and no dementia registration either. Indicative South East fees are £1100 to £1450 a week while Surrey council usually pays about £800 to £950. Ask what happens if a resident's health or memory changes to the point where the home can no longer meet the need, and how much notice a family would get. Ask too who covers any gap between the council rate and the fee, and what the fee includes.
Older Person Care at Bridge House Care Home
Thirty people is the registered maximum at Bridge House Care Home, which makes it a small house for Godalming. The daily work it describes is help with washing and dressing given without fuss and in private, medication managed properly, meals cooked on the premises and eaten at a table, and company when it is wanted with quiet when it is not. It says somebody is awake through the night, and that a bath at night after fifty years will not be switched to a morning shower to suit the rota. Ask how many staff are awake overnight and what they are trained to do. Ask also how a routine is recorded during the first weeks, which the home says it takes slowly.
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