Which nursing homes serve Cranleigh?

Four nursing home registrations held with the Care Quality Commission are listed for Cranleigh. They cover Knowle Park Nursing Home, The Old Rectory and Cedar Court Care Home, which appears under two separate registrations. Each has its own profile on Care Assura setting out its registration and current rating. Because the list is short, it is worth reading all of the profiles rather than only the first.

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

A nursing home is registered to employ qualified nurses on the premises, which allows it to manage clinical needs such as complex wounds, tube feeding, unstable long term conditions and end of life care. A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care, so staff help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and daily routines, but without nurses on site. Every provider in this Cranleigh listing is registered as a nursing home. That registration is what allows someone to stay put as clinical needs increase rather than having to move again.

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

Ask what the qualified nurse cover is on each shift, including overnight, and how absence among nursing staff is covered. Find out how the home works with district nurses, general practitioners and hospital teams, and how quickly care plans are revised when a condition changes. Ask how medicines are ordered, stored and reviewed, and request a sample contract with every fee set out in writing. Watch how staff speak to residents while you are shown round, because that reveals more than any brochure.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Cranleigh?

Contact the adult social care team at Surrey County Council, which has a legal duty to assess anyone who appears to need care and support whatever their financial position. The request can come from the person themselves, from a relative, or from a professional such as a general practitioner or hospital discharge coordinator. An assessor will go through daily tasks, health, clinical needs and the help already in place, then explain which needs are eligible. Ask for the outcome and the support plan in writing, as both are useful when you approach homes.

Can Surrey County Council fund a nursing home placement?

It can, where the care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and the financial assessment shows capital below the national threshold. With nursing care there may also be NHS funded nursing care, a contribution paid to the home towards the nursing element of the fee. Where the primary need is a health one, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the placement in full and is assessed separately. Request all the relevant assessments early, because arranging them takes time.

How far in advance should we start looking?

Start as soon as nursing needs appear on the horizon, because suitable beds are fewer than residential ones and can involve a wait. A few weeks allows time to visit, read the inspection reports and get the council and NHS assessments moving without pressure. Hospital discharge timetables are a good deal tighter, so a shortlist prepared in advance helps considerably. If the need is urgent, say so when you ring, since some homes keep capacity for short notice admissions.

Nursing Homes in Cranleigh

Cranleigh has 4 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 2 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Choosing a nursing home in Cranleigh and what to look for

What sets a nursing home apart is the registration itself, and that is where any comparison sensibly starts. All four providers listed for Cranleigh are registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide accommodation with nursing, meaning qualified nurses are employed on the premises and clinical needs can be met without moving somebody on as their health changes.

What the inspection record shows

Knowle Park Nursing Home, The Old Rectory and Cedar Court Care Home all hold a Good rating. A fourth registration, also under the Cedar Court Care Home name, has no published rating yet, which usually reflects how recently it was registered; it is worth checking with the provider which registration a particular room sits under. Read each report rather than stopping at the rating, and note the date, because a judgement can be some years old and a home can change a good deal in between.

Questions that matter where nursing is involved

Ask what the qualified nurse cover is on each shift, including overnight, and how the home manages when a nurse is absent. Find out how it works with district nurses, general practitioners and hospital teams, and how quickly care plans are revised when a condition deteriorates. Ask how medicines are ordered, stored and reviewed, since that is a common theme in inspection findings. It is also fair to ask whether the home supports end of life care on site, as that spares a move at the hardest possible moment.

Arranging care and sorting out the funding

The care needs assessment

A free care needs assessment is the proper first step and the entitlement does not depend on savings. The duty rests with Surrey County Council adult social care, which establishes what help is required, whether the eligibility criteria are met, and what funded support should follow. A financial assessment then looks at income and capital to set contributions, and a relative providing regular unpaid care can claim a carer's assessment of their own.

Where the NHS comes in

Because these homes employ qualified nurses, a resident assessed as needing that input may attract NHS funded nursing care, a contribution paid directly to the home towards the nursing part of the fee. Where the primary need is a health one rather than a social one, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the placement in full and is assessed separately. Neither is awarded automatically, so ask about both explicitly. Beyond that, ask each home for a written breakdown of the fee and what sits outside it.

4 nursing homes in Cranleigh

Knowle Park Nursing Home · Cranleigh, Surrey · CQC Good
Cedar Court Care Home · Cranleigh, Surrey · CQC Good
The Old Rectory · Cranleigh, Surrey · CQC Good
Cedar Court Care Home · Cranleigh, Surrey

What care costs in South East, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 107 South East homes. Median £1,600.	Varies by council	£1,500 to £1,809
Nursing care Middle half of prices from 63 South East homes. Median £1,933.	Varies by council	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 82 South East homes. Median £1,709.	Not published separately	£1,571 to £1,942
Nursing dementia care Middle half of prices from 37 South East 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

The Old Rectory, 12 August 2026, Good
Knowle Park Nursing Home, 19 October 2022, Good
Cedar Court Care Home, 4 November 2020, Good

Longest since a report

Cedar Court Care Home, 4 November 2020, Good
Knowle Park Nursing Home, 19 October 2022, Good
The Old Rectory, 12 August 2026, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Cranleigh

How many nursing homes are there in Cranleigh?

Cranleigh has 4 CQC registered nursing homes: 3 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

Which nursing homes in Cranleigh were inspected most recently?

The Old Rectory (12 August 2026), Knowle Park Nursing Home (19 October 2022) and Cedar Court Care Home (4 November 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)
CQC register adds a new care home in Waverley: Cedar Court Care Home (5 November 2026)

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