How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Farnham?

Contact Surrey County Council and ask for an adult social care assessment, which the person needing care or someone acting for them can request. The assessment is free and there is no need to establish in advance whether funding would follow. A carer can ask for a separate assessment of their own needs at the same time. Keep a note of dates and names, because arrangements made around a hospital discharge can move faster than expected.

Can Surrey County Council fund a care home placement?

It can, where a needs assessment shows residential care is appropriate and a financial assessment shows the person qualifies for support. Savings, income and usually the value of a property are all taken into account. Where the council contributes it will have a view on which homes it can place into and at what weekly rate, and families sometimes top up to secure a particular room. Where there is no entitlement, the arrangement is private and made directly with the home.

Which providers in Farnham offer care?

Nine residential care homes match this search, including Hill Brow, Wey Valley House, Ridgway Court, Farnham Common House and Grace House Care Home. All are registered with the Care Quality Commission, with one rated Outstanding, six rated Good, one rated Requires Improvement and one not yet rated. Each appears on this page with its own profile and inspection history. Vacancies change from week to week, so approach more than one home at a time.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home provides personal care, covering help with washing, dressing, medicines, meals and daily routine, delivered by trained care staff. A nursing home offers all of that with a registered nurse on site around the clock, which matters for wound care, feeding tubes and conditions that can change quickly. Every provider matching this search in Farnham is registered as a residential care home rather than a nursing home. If health needs are likely to increase, ask each home what it can continue to manage and when a further move would become necessary.

How far in advance should I start looking for a care home in Farnham?

Where a move is planned rather than forced, two or three months makes the process considerably calmer. That leaves time for an assessment, for visits at different times of day, and for a trial stay where a home offers one. Rooms in the best regarded homes are not always free at the moment you want them, so an early shortlist keeps the choice in your hands. Even with nothing urgent in prospect, reading the inspection reports now makes a later decision much easier.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Farnham?

Ask how care plans are written, who contributes to them, and how often they are reviewed with the family. Ask about staffing on days, evenings and nights, how much agency cover is used, and how long the manager has been in post. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission report and listen to how the manager accounts for anything inspectors raised. Ask finally which group the home is set up to support, because that differs more across Farnham than the ratings suggest.

Care Homes in Farnham

Farnham has 9 CQC registered care homes. 5 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 4 of the 9 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Farnham at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Farnham, to help you judge the options below.

Surrey County Council pays, residential care: £952 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,654 to £1,931, median £1,772
Care home beds filled across Surrey: 88%. The 12 month average is 87%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 100. Surrey average is 90.
People aged 75 and over: 17,100. Rising to 20,000 by 2035, up 17%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 106 beds.
Who pays, across Surrey (estimate): 32% council, 52% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 27%
People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 51%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Headway House, Crosby Way, Farnham, Surrey. Application for a 66 bed care home. Submitted 23 December 2025. Decision pending. (0.7 miles away)
Shandon, White Lane, Ash, Guildford. Application for a 2 bed care home. Submitted 27 October 2026. Decision pending. (3.9 miles away)

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Arranging and Funding a Care Home Place in Farnham

Money tends to be the question families put off, and then find themselves asking under pressure in a hospital corridor. Taking it in order helps. A care needs assessment comes first, establishing what support is required, and a financial assessment follows to establish who pays for it. Both can be requested before any home has been visited, and neither commits anyone to a decision.

The Care Needs Assessment

Surrey County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. An assessor looks at daily routine, mobility, medicines, memory and risk, then records what level of support would meet those needs. The written outcome travels with the person and makes every later conversation with a home more precise. A relative already providing care can request an assessment of their own needs alongside it, which is worth doing before things reach breaking point.

What the Fees Cover

A financial assessment takes account of savings, income and, for most permanent placements, the value of a property. Those above the threshold pay the fee the home quotes, while those below receive a contribution at a rate the council sets, and families sometimes add a top up to secure a particular room. Weekly fees differ across the homes listed here and reflect room size, the level of care agreed and what is included beyond meals and accommodation. Ask what sits outside the weekly figure, since hairdressing, chiropody and outings are often billed separately. Ask too what would happen if savings fell below the threshold in a few years.

Choosing Between the Care Homes in Farnham

Making Use of the Ratings

Hill Brow holds the Outstanding rating, a judgement the Care Quality Commission does not hand out lightly. Wey Valley House, Ridgway Court, Farnham Common House and Grace House Care Home are among those rated Good, meaning inspectors were satisfied across safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Bells Piece currently carries a Requires Improvement rating, so the useful questions are what was found, what has changed since, and who is managing the home now. The Woodlarks Centre has not yet been rated. In every case the report says considerably more than the single word on its cover.

What to Look For in Person

Visit around a mealtime, when a home is busiest and least able to present a polished version of itself. Listen to how staff speak to residents, look at whether people are occupied or simply waiting, and notice how long a call bell rings before someone answers. Ask how many permanent staff work a shift, how much agency cover is used across a typical week, and how long the manager has been in post. Several of these homes are set up around particular groups rather than older people generally, so check that the setting genuinely fits the person before going further. Ask as well what the home does when a resident is unhappy or unsettled, because the answer tells you more about leadership than any tour of the building will.

9 care homes in Farnham

Wey Valley House · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
Ridgway Court · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
Bells Piece - Care Home Learning Disabilities · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
Hill Brow · Farnham, Hampshire · CQC Outstanding
House · Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire · CQC Good
Grace House Care Home · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
The Woodlarks Centre · Farnham, Surrey
Pax Hill Residential Home EMF Unit · Farnham, Hampshire · CQC Good
Dimensions 1 Middlefield Close · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good

What care costs in Surrey, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 18 Surrey homes. Median £1,772.	£952	£1,654 to £1,931
Nursing care Middle half of prices from 13 Surrey homes. Median £2,025.	£988	£1,920 to £2,155
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 14 Surrey homes. Median £1,842.	Not published separately	£1,725 to £2,020
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Surrey homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,975 to £2,226

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. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Dimensions 1 Middlefield Close, 28 August 2026, Good
Grace House Care Home Limited, 3 August 2026, Requires improvement
Ridgway Court, 18 June 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Pax Hill Residential Home EMF Unit, 13 February 2019, Good
Farnham Common House, 6 March 2019, Good
Hill Brow, 19 July 2019, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Farnham

How many care homes are there in Farnham?

Farnham has 9 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Farnham?

Surrey County Council pays an average of £952 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,654 to £1,931 a week. Middle half of prices from 18 Surrey homes. Median £1,772. 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.

Which care homes in Farnham were inspected most recently?

Dimensions 1 Middlefield Close (28 August 2026), Grace House Care Home Limited (3 August 2026) and Ridgway Court (18 June 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Surrey

New 30 bed care home registered with CQC in Waverley: Bridge House Care Home (5 November 2026)
CQC register adds a new care home in Waverley: Cedar Court Care Home (5 November 2026)

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