Nursing Homes in Farnham
Farnham has 11 CQC registered nursing homes. 9 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement. 7 of the 11 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Farnham at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Farnham, 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+: 100. Surrey average is 90.
- People aged 75 and over: 17,100. Rising to 20,000 by 2035, up 17%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 106 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): 2,300. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 27%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 51%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- Headway House, Crosby Way, Farnham, Surrey. Application for a 66 bed care home. Submitted 23 December 2025. Decision pending. (4.2 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.
Choosing the Right Nursing Home in Farnham and What to Look For
With ten of these eleven homes rated Good, the published record will not narrow a shortlist very far on its own. That puts the weight on clinical staffing, on how a home works with local health services, and on what you notice when you walk in unannounced.
What nursing registration means in practice
Every provider here holds registration for nursing care, which means a qualified nurse is on duty and clinical tasks such as complex wound management, feeding tubes and unstable conditions can be handled on site. That is the essential difference from a residential home. Registration alone, though, says nothing about how thinly a shift might be staffed, so ask each home how many nurses are on duty across a full day and night and how unplanned absence is covered.
Reading behind a rating
Open the full inspection report rather than stopping at the headline. Each one answers five questions, asking whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and a home rated Good overall may still carry a weaker judgement in an area that matters to your relative. Where a home has been told it requires improvement, the report sets out precisely what the concerns were and when they were found. Check the date as well, because clinical staffing and leadership can change quickly.
What a visit tells you
Go at a busy time rather than a quiet one, and watch the ordinary details: whether residents look comfortable and properly positioned, whether call bells are answered promptly, whether staff use people's names without checking a chart. Ask how the home works with local GPs and district nurses, and how it manages pain relief and end of life care. Homes such as Pax Hill Nursing Home, Bourne Wood Manor Care Home and Farnham Mill Nursing Home appear here alongside others, and the feel of a place is something no report conveys in full.
Arranging and Funding a Nursing Home Place in Farnham
Nursing care costs more than residential care, and the funding picture carries an extra strand, so the sums rarely resolve in a single conversation. Knowing the order in which assessments happen is the quickest route to understanding what a family will actually pay.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, and a relative providing that care can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right. Both are arranged through Surrey County Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing need and for arranging funded support where a person qualifies. Where nursing is involved, ask that the clinical needs are recorded clearly, since that is what establishes whether a nursing registered home is required at all.
Who contributes, and how much
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment considers income and capital. Savings above the upper threshold mean the placement is funded privately; below it, the authority contributes and the resident pays an assessed share out of income. Separately, where someone has been assessed as needing care from a registered nurse, a contribution towards the nursing element may be met by the health service regardless of savings, so it is worth asking whether that has been considered.
What the weekly fee covers
Nursing fees are charged weekly and normally take in the room, all meals, laundry, personal care and the nursing input itself. Rates differ between homes in Farnham, and some charge more where needs are complex. Ask every shortlisted home for a written breakdown, and ask what happens to the fee if needs change after someone has moved in.
11 nursing homes in Farnham
- Bentley Lodge Care Home · Farnham, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Melbreck · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
- Pax Hill Nursing Home · Farnham, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Anchorstone Nursing Home · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
- Waverley Grange Care Home · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
- Hill House · Farnham, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Tilford Care & Nursing Home · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
- Hatch Mill · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
- Mill Nursing Home · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
- Bourne Wood Manor Care Home · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Good
- Ashton Manor Nursing Home · Farnham, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
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
- Tilford Care & Nursing Home, 20 July 2026, Requires improvement
- Ashton Manor Nursing Home, 21 May 2026, Requires improvement
- Melbreck, 24 March 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Hill House, 10 October 2017, Good
- Pax Hill Nursing Home, 14 December 2018, Good
- Hatch Mill, 13 June 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Farnham
How many nursing homes are there in Farnham?
Farnham has 11 CQC registered nursing homes: 9 Good, 2 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 Farnham?
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 Farnham were inspected most recently?
Tilford Care & Nursing Home (20 July 2026), Ashton Manor Nursing Home (21 May 2026) and Melbreck (24 March 2026) 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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