Which nursing homes in Caterham are listed on this page?

Five nursing homes covering Caterham appear here: Tupwood Gate, Aurem Care at Glebe House, Woodside View, Coombe Dingle Nursing Home and Buxton Lodge Care Home. Each is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide nursing care. Four currently hold a Good rating and one sits at Requires Improvement. Opening a profile gives you the published detail for that provider.

What should I ask when visiting a nursing home in Caterham?

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and whether any shift runs without one. Ask what happens when a resident becomes acutely unwell, who makes the decision to call an ambulance, and how often a general practitioner visits. Ask about pressure care, falls prevention and how medication errors are recorded and acted on. Where a home sits at Requires Improvement, ask directly what the inspector found and what has demonstrably changed since.

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

A residential care home provides personal care and supervision, with care staff helping with washing, dressing, medication and daily life, and a general practitioner or community nurse called in when needed. A nursing home additionally employs registered nurses on site, which suits people with continuing clinical needs such as complex medication, wound care, feeding support or a deteriorating condition. Every provider listed on this page is registered as a nursing home. Where clinical need is the main reason for a move, that distinction is the one that matters most.

Can Surrey County Council fund a nursing home placement?

It can, where the care needs assessment and the financial assessment support it. Surrey County Council first establishes that a nursing placement is appropriate, then considers income, savings and property to decide the person's contribution. Where capital falls below the national threshold the authority may meet part or all of the weekly fee. People whose needs are primarily clinical may instead be funded through NHS continuing healthcare, and those funding their own place can receive the registered nursing care contribution towards the nursing element.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Caterham?

Contact the adult social care team at Surrey County Council and request an assessment for the person needing care. Entitlement does not depend on income, and the request can come from the person, a relative or a professional acting on their behalf. An assessor will discuss daily living, mobility, clinical needs and the support currently in place. Where needs look primarily clinical, ask about an NHS continuing healthcare assessment as well, since that runs as a separate process.

How far in advance should we start looking for a nursing home?

As early as the situation allows, because nursing placements are often arranged in a hurry from a hospital ward and that is the worst possible setting for a careful decision. Looking before the need becomes urgent lets you visit properly and compare how each home manages clinical care. With only five nursing homes covering Caterham, availability can be tight at any given moment. Having a shortlist already in mind makes a rushed discharge considerably less distressing.

Nursing Homes in Caterham

Caterham has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 2 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Caterham at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Caterham, 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+: 91. Surrey average is 90.
People aged 75 and over: 10,600. Rising to 12,100 by 2035, up 15%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 122 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): 1,400. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 24%
People aged 85 and over: 3,100. Rising to 4,600 by 2035, up 49%

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What Nursing Care in Caterham Involves and What to Look For

What nursing adds to residential care

A nursing home employs registered nurses on site alongside care staff, and that is the defining difference from a residential care home. It matters for people with complex medication, wounds needing dressing, feeding support, catheter care or a condition expected to deteriorate. All five providers listed here are registered as nursing homes, so clinical oversight is part of the service rather than something summoned once a problem has arisen.

Reading the ratings properly

Tupwood Gate, Aurem Care at Glebe House, Woodside View and Coombe Dingle Nursing Home hold Good ratings. Buxton Lodge Care Home currently sits at Requires Improvement. Where nursing is the reason for the move, the safe care and treatment section of each report deserves the closest reading, since that is where medication handling, pressure care and nurse staffing are judged. A home marked down on record keeping is a different proposition from one marked down on clinical practice, and only the report distinguishes them.

Questions that belong to nursing care

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and whether any shift ever runs without one. Ask what happens when a resident becomes acutely unwell, who decides to call an ambulance, and how often a general practitioner attends. Ask about pressure care, falls prevention and how medication errors are recorded and learned from. Ask what the home will not take on, because a frank answer there is worth more than a reassuring one.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding

Three routes worth knowing about

Most families start with a care needs assessment, arranged through the Surrey County Council social care team, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support. Where needs are primarily clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the full cost instead, assessed separately. The registered nursing care contribution is a third route, a fixed NHS payment towards the nursing element for people funding their own place in a nursing home.

What a placement costs

Nursing fees are charged weekly and sit above residential rates because registered nurses must be on the rota around the clock. A financial assessment considers income, savings and, for a permanent move, the value of property. Where capital falls below the national threshold the local authority may meet part or all of the fee. Ask each home what the weekly figure includes, what is billed as an extra, and how often fees are reviewed.

Looking before you have to

Nursing placements are frequently arranged at speed from a hospital ward, which is the worst condition for a careful decision. Each profile here links to the full inspection report for that home.

5 nursing homes in Caterham

Buxton Lodge Care Home · Caterham, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
Aurem Care (Glebe House) · Caterham, Surrey · CQC Good
Woodside View · Caterham, Surrey · CQC Good
Coombe Dingle Nursing Home · Caterham, Surrey · CQC Good
Tupwood Gate · Caterham, 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

Aurem Care (Glebe House), 3 June 2026, Good
Woodside View, 15 May 2026, Good
Buxton Lodge Care Home, 31 July 2025, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Tupwood Gate, 2 June 2018, Good
Coombe Dingle Nursing Home, 18 February 2020, Good
Buxton Lodge Care Home, 31 July 2025, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Caterham

How many nursing homes are there in Caterham?

Caterham has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Caterham?

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 nursing homes in Caterham were inspected most recently?

Aurem Care (Glebe House) (3 June 2026), Woodside View (15 May 2026) and Buxton Lodge Care Home (31 July 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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