How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Leatherhead?

Contact the adult social care team at Surrey County Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which you may request for yourself or for a relative who agrees. It is free and is carried out whatever the household income or savings. An assessor will discuss daily tasks, health conditions, medication, mobility and the risks in the current home, in person or by telephone. Ask for the written outcome and support plan, because homes will want to see what level of care has been identified.

Can Surrey County Council pay towards a care home placement in Leatherhead?

It can, but only after both a care needs assessment and a financial assessment have been completed. Surrey County Council considers income, savings and in most cases the value of any property, and someone with capital above the upper threshold is expected to meet the cost themselves at first. Where the council does contribute it pays up to a set rate, and a home charging above that rate may ask for a third party contribution. A deferred payment arrangement can sometimes be used where a property is involved but has not yet been sold.

Which care homes in Leatherhead are listed on Care Assura?

Six residential care homes serving Leatherhead are listed, each with a profile of its own. They include Bellsgrove Care Home and The Beeches, alongside the others shown on this page. Every entry comes from current Care Quality Commission registration data for the area. Opening a profile shows the rating a home holds and leads you to the inspection report behind it.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation together with personal care, which covers help with washing, dressing, eating, medication and company through the day. A nursing home does all of that and keeps a registered nurse on site at all hours, which matters where somebody needs wound care, a feeding tube or close clinical monitoring. The homes listed on this page are registered for residential care rather than nursing. If clinical needs are already significant or are expected to grow, raise it during the needs assessment so the correct registration is identified.

How early should I start looking for a care home in Leatherhead?

Three to six months ahead is comfortable where a move is planned rather than forced, leaving room to visit homes twice and to let an assessment run its course. With six homes serving the town, a vacancy may not exist on the day you need one, so having a second and third choice already visited is genuinely useful. If a hospital discharge is driving the timetable you may have only days, in which case ask the ward about an interim placement rather than accepting the first bed offered. It is also worth asking each home whether it keeps a waiting list.

What should I ask when I visit a care home in Leatherhead?

Ask what the staffing levels are by day and by night, how long the registered manager has been in post, and how many permanent carers have left in the past twelve months. Ask to see this week's activity programme and a sample menu rather than a glossy brochure. Request a written schedule of fees setting out what is included and what carries an extra charge, and ask when fees were last increased. Because most homes here hold the same rating, ask each one what it did with the findings of its most recent inspection.

Care Homes in Leatherhead

Leatherhead has 6 CQC registered care homes. 5 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 3 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Leatherhead at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Leatherhead, 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+: 80. Surrey average is 90.
People aged 75 and over: 12,100. Rising to 13,900 by 2035, up 15%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 1 changed owner, covering 42 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): 1,600. Rising to 2,000 by 2035, up 23%
People aged 85 and over: 3,600. Rising to 5,200 by 2035, up 44%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

8 Hollymoor Lane Epsom Surrey. Application for a 5 bed care home through a change of use. Submitted 15 August 2025. Approved 20 October 2025. (4.4 miles away)

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Arranging a care home place in Leatherhead and paying for it

The order of operations here is unglamorous but it saves weeks: assessment first, then finances, then viewings. Families who reverse it tend to fall in love with a home before discovering what it costs or whether the level of care on offer matches what has been agreed. Neither of the first two steps carries a charge.

The care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is the written record of what somebody can manage alone and where help is required. You can request one for yourself or for a relative who consents, and the right to one does not depend on income or savings. The assessor looks at washing, dressing, eating, medication, mobility, continence and how safe the current arrangement really is, then produces a support plan. Ask for a copy, because every home will want to see it before discussing a place.

How the council helps

Assessments and funded placements in Leatherhead are handled by Surrey County Council Adult Social Care, which carries out a financial assessment alongside the needs assessment to establish the household contribution. Income, savings and usually the value of a property are all taken into account, and anyone with capital above the upper threshold pays privately at the outset. Where the council does fund a placement it pays up to a set rate, and a home charging more may look for a contribution from a third party. Where health needs rather than social care needs dominate, NHS continuing healthcare may be assessed instead.

What a place is likely to cost

Weekly fees differ by home, by room and by how much support a person needs, so treat an early quotation as provisional. Ask each home for a written breakdown showing what the fee includes and what is charged on top, and check how often fees are reviewed. If a property has not yet been sold, raise the possibility of a deferred payment arrangement during the financial assessment rather than afterwards.

Choosing between the homes in Leatherhead and what to look for

Where most homes share a rating, the visit does more work than the paperwork.

Reading past the rating

Five of the homes serving Leatherhead are rated Good, among them Bellsgrove Care Home and The Beeches, while one sits at Requires Improvement. Open each report and read the sections individually rather than resting on the overall judgement, because a home can be rated Good while being noticeably stronger on care than on leadership, or the reverse. Note how recently each inspection took place, since an older report describes the home as it stood then. Where a home holds the lower rating, ask the manager directly what has changed since the inspectors left.

What to look for when you visit

Go at a busy hour rather than a quiet one, and notice whether residents are occupied or simply sitting. Ask how many carers are on duty overnight, how long the registered manager has been in post, and how many permanent staff have left over the past year. Look at the food, the laundry arrangements and whether people can get outside without having to ask twice. Watch how staff speak to the people already living there, because that reveals more than any brochure.

6 care homes in Leatherhead

The Beeches · Leatherhead, Surrey · CQC Good
SeeAbility - Views · Leatherhead, Surrey · CQC Good
SeeAbility - The Willows · Leatherhead, Surrey · CQC Good
60 Cobham Road · Leatherhead, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
The Grange - Residential Care · Leatherhead, Surrey · CQC Good
Bellsgrove Care Home · Leatherhead, 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

The Beeches, 1 December 2025, Good
The Grange - Residential Care, 23 May 2025, Good
Bellsgrove Care Home, 8 May 2025, Good

Longest since a report

SeeAbility - Surrey Views, 7 December 2018, Good
SeeAbility - The Willows, 9 January 2019, Good
60 Cobham Road, 7 June 2023, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Leatherhead

How many care homes are there in Leatherhead?

Leatherhead has 6 CQC registered care homes: 5 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Leatherhead?

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 Leatherhead were inspected most recently?

The Beeches (1 December 2025), The Grange - Residential Care (23 May 2025) and Bellsgrove Care Home (8 May 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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