Which nursing homes are there in Chertsey?

Four nursing homes in Chertsey appear on this page: Abbey Chase Nursing Home, Chertsey Parklands Manor Care Home, The Grange Retirement Home, and Brook House. All four are registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide nursing care, and each profile sets out registration details and the latest inspection judgement. Since the list is short, visiting all four is a realistic plan. Whether a bed is available will depend on occupancy at the time you enquire.

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

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and what happens when a nurse is unexpectedly absent. Ask how the home manages medication, pressure care, continence, and pain relief, and how quickly a doctor or district nurse is involved when someone becomes unwell. Ask how care plans are reviewed and how families are kept informed about changes. Spend time in the communal areas and judge for yourself how attentive the staff appear.

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

A residential care home offers personal care, support with daily living, supervision, and company from trained care staff. A nursing home provides the same support but has registered nurses on duty, so it can meet clinical needs that fall outside what a residential home may provide. All four providers listed here are registered as nursing homes. The difference affects the weekly fee as well as the funding available, including NHS funded nursing care.

Can Surrey County Council pay for a nursing home placement in Chertsey?

It can, where a care needs assessment finds the person eligible for support and a financial assessment shows they qualify for help with the fees. Surrey County Council is responsible for both assessments, and the contribution depends on income and capital. Anyone in a nursing home needing care from a registered nurse should also receive NHS funded nursing care towards the nursing portion of the fee, whoever pays the rest. Where the placement is driven mainly by health needs, NHS continuing healthcare may fund it entirely.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Chertsey?

Get in touch with Surrey County Council adult social care and ask for an assessment of needs, which you can request for a relative with their consent. The assessment is free and carries no obligation. An assessor will consider what the person can manage, what help is already provided, and what level of care is appropriate. Keep the reference number you are given, as it saves retelling the whole story at each subsequent stage.

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

Begin as soon as nursing care looks likely, because nursing beds are less plentiful than residential places. A month or two of lead time lets you visit each home and read the inspection reports without having to decide in haste. Where a hospital discharge is driving matters, involve the ward team and the social care team together and say clearly what you need. Families who already hold a completed assessment generally find a bed considerably faster.

Nursing Homes in Chertsey

Chertsey has 4 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good. 3 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Chertsey at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Chertsey, 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+: 83. Surrey average is 90.
People aged 75 and over: 8,500. Rising to 9,700 by 2035, up 14%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed
Who pays, across Surrey (estimate): 32% council, 52% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,100. Rising to 1,400 by 2035, up 21%
People aged 85 and over: 2,500. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 39%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Lion House 147 Oriental Road Woking Surrey. Application for a 76 bed care home. Submitted 10 February 2026. Approved 8 September 2026. (3.6 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.

What nursing care in Chertsey involves, and what to look for

The defining feature of a nursing home is that registered nurses are on duty, which means clinical needs are met where the person lives. That makes it the right setting for someone whose medication is complex or changing, who needs wound or pressure care, or whose condition is advancing in a way that scheduled visits at home cannot keep pace with. Each of the four providers here is registered as a nursing home rather than a residential home.

When ratings match, read the reports

Abbey Chase Nursing Home, Chertsey Parklands Manor Care Home, The Grange Retirement Home, and Brook House all hold a Good rating. That is a sound baseline, and it also means the rating cannot help you choose between them. The reports behind the ratings will: look at how recently each inspection took place, what inspectors said about staffing and medication, and whether anything was flagged for improvement even within a Good judgement. Those details are where the real differences between these four homes become visible.

Questions to put to the home

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty in the day and overnight, and how sickness and annual leave are covered. Ask how pressure care, continence, and pain management are handled, how swiftly a doctor is called when someone deteriorates, and how medicines are checked and recorded. Ask what would happen if needs increased beyond what the home can meet. Then look at the residents themselves, as their comfort and appearance tell you a great deal.

Getting an assessment and arranging funding

Requesting a care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is free and open to any adult who appears to need care and support, and a relative can request one with that person's agreement. Surrey County Council carries out the assessment and arranges funded support for those found eligible. Part of its purpose is to establish the right level of care, so it is worth asking for even where you are still unsure whether a nursing home is needed. Where the person is in hospital, the discharge team will normally start the process.

Fees, contributions, and NHS support

Where support is agreed, a financial assessment of income and capital sets what the authority pays and what the person contributes. Anyone assessed as needing care from a registered nurse in a nursing home is entitled to NHS funded nursing care, which is paid to the home towards the nursing element regardless of who meets the remainder of the fee. If the primary need is a health need, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the cost in full. Fees are quoted weekly and vary, so ask each home for a written breakdown.

4 nursing homes in Chertsey

Parklands Manor Care Home · Chertsey, Surrey · CQC Good
Brook House · Chertsey, Surrey · CQC Good
Abbey Chase Nursing Home · Chertsey, Surrey · CQC Good
The Grange Retirement Home · Chertsey, 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

Chertsey Parklands Manor Care Home, 7 November 2025, Good
The Grange Retirement Home, 21 October 2023, Good
Brook House, 13 February 2020, Good

Longest since a report

Abbey Chase Nursing Home, 12 December 2018, Good
Brook House, 13 February 2020, Good
The Grange Retirement Home, 21 October 2023, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Chertsey

How many nursing homes are there in Chertsey?

Chertsey has 4 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Chertsey?

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 Chertsey were inspected most recently?

Chertsey Parklands Manor Care Home (7 November 2025), The Grange Retirement Home (21 October 2023) and Brook House (13 February 2020) 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)
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