Nursing Homes in Gerrards Cross
Gerrards Cross 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.
Gerrards Cross at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Gerrards Cross, to help you judge the options below.
- Buckinghamshire Council pays, residential care: £1,188 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,499 to £1,646, median £1,590
- Care home beds filled across Buckinghamshire: 84%. The 12 month average is 82%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 72
- People aged 75 and over: 58,900. Rising to 69,100 by 2035, up 17%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed. 5 changed owner, covering 351 beds.
- Who pays, across Buckinghamshire (estimate): 32% council, 49% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 7,800. Rising to 9,800 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 17,000. Rising to 24,800 by 2035, up 46%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- Land At Wilton Park Gorell Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire. Application for a 75 bed care home. Submitted 18 February 2026. Decision pending. (3.4 miles away)
- Land North Of Langley Park Road Shreding Green Iver Buckinghamshire. Application for a 75 bed care home. Submitted 17 June 2026. Decision pending. (4.4 miles away)
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What nursing care in Gerrards Cross involves and what to look for
Judging four homes that all rate Good
Buckingham House, Woodland Manor Care Home, Austenwood and Queen Elizabeth House are each rated Good, so the grade has done its work and the reports become the deciding evidence. Read what inspectors recorded under the five key questions, paying particular attention to anything about medicines management and how deterioration was escalated, since those are the clinical markers. Note how recently each inspection took place, because a grade earned some years ago describes a different staff team. Then ask each manager what has changed since, especially about nurse recruitment, which is the constraint most nursing homes are working against.
Questions that reveal clinical capability
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty across the day and overnight, not merely whether nurses are employed. Ask who covers at short notice when a nurse is absent and how heavily the home leans on agency staff, because a rota held together by unfamiliar nurses is a different proposition. Find out how the home works with the general practitioner and community teams and how quickly someone deteriorating is reviewed. Ask what the home will and will not take on clinically, since registration sets an outer limit but staffing sets the practical one, and a frank answer now saves a second move later.
Getting an assessment and arranging the funding
The assessment and the health funding question
The starting point is a written account of what the person needs, produced by a care needs assessment. It is free, has no means test and can be requested by the person or a relative acting for them. Assessment and funded social care in this area rest with Buckinghamshire Council, whose assessor will consider mobility, medication, continence, memory, clinical needs and the help a family already provides. Run the health route in parallel, because the National Health Service may pay a funded nursing care contribution, or meet the entire cost through continuing healthcare where the primary need is a health one. These are assessed separately, and a refusal on one does not decide the other.
What it is likely to cost
Nursing fees are the highest in adult social care, are quoted by the week and are higher in this part of the county than in many others, so rely only on a figure a home has set out in writing. Ask what the rate covers and what is charged on top, since hairdressing, chiropody, outings and certain continence products often sit outside it. Where the council contributes after a financial assessment, the rate it pays may fall well short of a private fee here, and that difference has to be met by a third party top up rather than by the resident. Ask too whether any health contribution has been deducted from the quoted figure or sits on top of it.
4 nursing homes in Gerrards Cross
- Buckingham House · Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire · CQC Good
- Woodland Manor Care Home · Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire · CQC Good
- Austenwood · Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire · CQC Good
- Queen Elizabeth House · Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire · CQC Good
What care costs in Buckinghamshire, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 11 Buckinghamshire homes. Median £1,590. | £1,188 | £1,499 to £1,646 |
| Nursing care South East figure, because too few Buckinghamshire homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933. | £1,209 | £1,617 to £2,080 |
| Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few Buckinghamshire homes publish this price. 82 homes. Median £1,709. | Not published separately | £1,571 to £1,942 |
| Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Buckinghamshire 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
- Buckingham House, 20 November 2024, Good
- Woodland Manor Care Home, 16 September 2020, Good
- Queen Elizabeth House, 17 October 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Austenwood, 16 October 2018, Good
- Queen Elizabeth House, 17 October 2018, Good
- Woodland Manor Care Home, 16 September 2020, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Gerrards Cross
How many nursing homes are there in Gerrards Cross?
Gerrards Cross 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 Gerrards Cross?
Buckinghamshire Council pays an average of £1,188 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,499 to £1,646 a week. Middle half of prices from 11 Buckinghamshire homes. Median £1,590. 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 Gerrards Cross were inspected most recently?
Buckingham House (20 November 2024), Woodland Manor Care Home (16 September 2020) and Queen Elizabeth House (17 October 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.