How is a care needs assessment arranged in Horley?

Contact the adult social care team at Surrey County Council and ask for an assessment of care and support needs. The person concerned can request one, a relative can ask on their behalf with agreement, or a hospital discharge team can refer directly. The assessment is free and no savings threshold prevents anyone from having one. Ask for the written outcome, which states plainly what support has been judged necessary.

Can Surrey County Council fund a care home placement?

It can, where both the needs test and the financial test are met. The care needs assessment must show that residential care is the right way to meet the person's needs, and a financial assessment of income and capital then sets the contribution each side makes. Surrey County Council is responsible for both stages and for arranging funded support for those who qualify. Where a preferred home charges more than the council will pay, the difference has to come from elsewhere.

Which care homes in Horley are listed on this page?

The page covers twenty nine residential care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission in the Horley area. Among them are Grove House Home for Older People, Upfield, Coniston House Care Home and Hollydale, alongside other registered services nearby. Each entry shows the home's current rating and opens into a fuller profile. Because ratings vary considerably across this list, reading the profiles is worth the time.

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

A residential care home provides personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, eating, moving about and managing medication, given by care staff. A nursing home offers the same support with registered nurses on site to meet clinical needs. All the providers listed here are registered as residential care homes rather than nursing homes. If your relative's health is likely to decline, ask each home how far it can support them before a move becomes necessary.

How far in advance should we begin?

As early as circumstances allow. Well regarded homes fill quickly and often keep waiting lists, so a search started during a hospital discharge leaves very little room to compare. Beginning earlier also lets your relative take part in the choice while they can express a view. Even a provisional shortlist and a couple of visits will make a later decision considerably easier.

What should we ask on a visit to a Horley home?

Ask about staffing levels by day and night, the use of agency cover and how long the registered manager has been in post. Ask what residents do with their time, how much say they have over meals and bedtimes, and how families are kept informed. Check how medication, falls and changes in health are recorded and who you would contact with a concern. Where a home has been asked to improve, ask directly what has changed since the inspection.

Care Homes in Horley

Horley has 29 CQC registered care homes. 18 are rated Good, 10 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 24 of the 29 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Horley at a glance

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

Surrey County Council pays, residential care: £790 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514, median £1,409
Care home beds filled across Lancashire: 88%. The 12 month average is 86%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 90. Lancashire average is 89.
People aged 75 and over: 13,400. Rising to 15,500 by 2035, up 16%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 240 beds.
Who pays, across Lancashire (estimate): 41% council, 30% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,700. Rising to 2,100 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 3,200. Rising to 5,200 by 2035, up 62%

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Arranging a care home place in Horley and paying for it

Two questions arrive together in almost every case: what support does my relative actually need, and who will pay for it. Answering them in that order saves a good deal of wasted effort, because the first often changes the answer to the second.

Asking for a care needs assessment

Any adult who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, whatever their savings, and there is no charge. A practitioner looks at personal care, mobility, nutrition, memory, medication and the risks of staying at home, then sets down in writing what support is required. Surrey County Council Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that determines what public funding contributes towards a placement. Keep the written outcome, because it describes your relative's needs to a prospective home far more precisely than a telephone conversation ever will.

Fees, contributions and the gap between them

Weekly fees are set by providers rather than by any central body, so prices differ across the area for broadly similar care. The figure reflects staffing, the level of support included, the room and whether nursing input is part of the arrangement. Ask for the fee in writing, ask what is charged separately and ask how much notice precedes an increase. Where the council contributes, its rate may fall short of what a home charges, and someone has to cover the difference. Settle that, along with deposits, notice periods and what happens if a resident spends a spell in hospital, before anything is signed rather than once your relative has moved in.

Choosing between the Horley homes

With nine of the twenty nine homes currently asked to improve, this is a list where reading the reports matters more than usual. The rating narrows the field; the detail underneath decides it.

Reading the inspection findings

Each overall judgement rests on five questions, covering whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. A home rated Good across all five reads quite differently from one rated Good overall with a weaker finding on safety. Where a home has been asked to improve, look at exactly what inspectors found, check how long ago they visited and ask the manager what has changed since, and what evidence they can show. Homes do recover from a poor inspection, but you should expect a clear account of how.

What to ask when you visit

Go at a busy time rather than a quiet hour offered to you, and stay long enough to see a mealtime. Watch how staff speak to residents who cannot easily speak for themselves, and whether people appear occupied or simply parked. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight, how sickness is covered, how long the manager has been in post and how much agency cover is relied upon. Ask too what the home would do if your relative's needs increased, and whether that would eventually mean another move. A home that answers this precisely has usually thought about it before, which is itself reassuring.

29 care homes in Horley

Grove House Home for Older People · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Requires improvement
Coniston House Care Home · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
18 Wolverton Gardens, (Active Prospects) · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
The Grange · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Willowdale · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Highcliffe Residential Home · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Requires improvement
Hollydale · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Longford · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
Malvern House · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
Briar House · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
Roseleigh · Horley, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
Astley View Care Home · Chorley, Lancashire
Westwood Residential Care Home · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Requires improvement
Highgrove House · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Rowandale · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Chippings · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
Upfield · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
Adelphi Residential Care Home · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Requires improvement
Springfield Care Home · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Requires improvement
Poplars · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
Aarondale Care Home · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Requires improvement
St Mary's Gate Euxton · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Smallbrook Care Home · Horley, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
Mapledale · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Thorpedale · Chorleywood, Hertfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
Wood Close · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good
Jasmine Court · Chorley, Lancashire · CQC Good
Whitehatch · Horley, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
Tanners Farm · Horley, Surrey · CQC Good

What care costs in Lancashire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care North West figure, because too few Lancashire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409.	£790	£1,249 to £1,514
Nursing care England figure, because too few Lancashire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£887	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care North West figure, because too few Lancashire homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,533.	Not published separately	£1,372 to £1,648
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Lancashire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

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

Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home, 24 August 2026, Requires improvement
Adelphi Residential Care Home, 23 March 2026, Requires improvement
Grove House Home for Older People, 2 October 2025, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Thorpedale, 29 September 2017, Requires improvement
Wood Close, 26 April 2018, Good
Coniston House Care Home, 26 May 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Horley

How many care homes are there in Horley?

Horley has 29 CQC registered care homes: 18 Good, 10 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 Horley?

Surrey County Council pays an average of £790 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,249 to £1,514 a week. North West figure, because too few Lancashire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,409. 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 Horley were inspected most recently?

Teamcare Limited t/a Highcliffe Residential Home (24 August 2026), Adelphi Residential Care Home (23 March 2026) and Grove House Home for Older People (2 October 2025) 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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