Can Surrey County Council fund a residential care home placement in Woking?

It can, provided a care needs assessment has concluded that residential care is the right setting and a financial assessment has examined capital and income. Where assets sit below the national threshold, the authority may meet all or part of the weekly fee, with a contribution drawn from pension and benefit income. Anyone above the threshold normally pays privately, although the council still owes a duty to assess and to advise. If the leading need proves to be a health need, NHS continuing healthcare is assessed separately, so settle which route applies before agreeing terms with a home.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Woking?

Approach Surrey County Council and ask for an adult social care assessment. It is free and available to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings or income. A hospital discharge team or a general practitioner can make the referral where the person is already known to them. Note down over a week where the difficulties actually arise, morning and night, because a single good day can give a misleading impression of how things stand.

How far ahead should we begin looking for a care home?

Sooner than feels necessary is usually the honest answer. Beginning while there is still room to visit homes, compare fees carefully and hold out for a suitable room means the decision rests on merit rather than urgency. Assessments and funding decisions carry waiting times of their own, and a rapid hospital discharge collapses the lot into a few days. Even a rough shortlist drawn up months ahead lifts real pressure off the eventual choice.

Which providers in Woking offer residential care?

Twenty five residential care homes match this search, and each has a profile on Care Assura with registration details and the current CQC rating. One is rated Outstanding, twenty Good, two Requires Improvement and two have not yet been rated. Since most of the list already sits at Good or above, availability and location will often decide matters more than the rating does. Open the profiles and read the inspection reports, which carry far more detail than the rating word.

What should I ask when visiting a residential care home in Woking?

Ask what the weekly fee covers, what is charged on top, how often it is reviewed and what notice applies on each side. Ask about overnight staffing, how long the registered manager has been in post and how much the staff team changes. Ask what the home does when a resident's needs increase and whether that could eventually force a move elsewhere. Ask as well to see the most recent inspection report and what has altered since it was published.

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

The everyday support looks similar in both: washing, dressing, meals, medication prompts, company and someone awake overnight. What a nursing home adds is a qualified nurse on site at all hours, and with that comes the ability to manage clinical care such as wound dressings, tube feeding or long term conditions that will not stay settled. A home may only deliver what its registration with the regulator permits, whatever its name suggests. The homes gathered on this page are registered for residential care. Where nursing is part of the picture, that registration is the first thing to check.

Care Homes in Woking

Woking has 26 CQC registered care homes. 21 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 20 of the 26 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Woking at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Woking, to help you judge the options below.

Surrey County Council pays, residential care: £1,034 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809, median £1,600
Care home beds filled across Wokingham: 91%. The 12 month average is 89%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 60
People aged 75 and over: 17,700. Rising to 20,800 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
Who pays, across Wokingham (estimate): 37% council, 59% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 3,000 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 5,100. Rising to 7,700 by 2035, up 51%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Unit 1 171 Evendons Lane Wokingham. Application for a 64 bed care home. Submitted 12 September 2025. Approved 24 February 2026. (0.7 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.

Arranging and Funding Residential Care in Woking

Assessment before shortlist

An assessment belongs before a shortlist rather than after it, and that single ordering saves families weeks. Anyone who appears to need support can request a care needs assessment whatever their savings, and there is no charge. The assessor weighs up washing, dressing, meals, mobility, medication, memory and the level of supervision needed across a full day and night, then records whether a residential setting is appropriate. It is Surrey County Council Adult Social Care that carries out this assessment and then decides what funded support follows from it.

How the cost is divided

A financial assessment looks separately at capital and at income. Assets above the national threshold normally mean funding a place privately, while below it the authority may meet part or all of the weekly fee, with a contribution taken from pension and benefit income. Where the dominant need is a health need rather than a social care need, NHS continuing healthcare is judged through its own process and can change who carries the cost entirely. Knowing which applies keeps the shortlist realistic from the outset.

Getting a straight answer on fees

Weekly rates differ between homes and the headline figure rarely covers everything. Ask what sits inside the fee and what is billed on top, how often rates are reviewed and by how much they have moved recently, what happens if savings fall to the threshold partway through a stay, and what notice each side must give. Put the questions in an email so the answers exist in writing and can be compared later.

Choosing Between the Residential Care Homes in Woking

When ratings stop being a filter

Twenty one of these homes are rated Good or better, so the regulator's judgements will not thin the list by much. That pushes the decision onto things a rating cannot capture: whether the atmosphere suits the person, whether family can get there easily, and whether the home can keep someone as their needs change. Two homes have been told to improve, and those reports are worth reading rather than treating as a closed door. Two more are unrated, which simply means no inspection has taken place since registration.

Judging a home in person

Visit at a busy hour rather than a quiet one and watch how staff talk to residents when they believe nobody is observing. Notice whether people are up, dressed and occupied, whether call bells are answered without impatience, and whether the food resembles something you would willingly eat. Ask how long the registered manager has held the post, how settled the staff team is, and exactly what happens when a resident becomes unwell during the night.

What matters six months on

How easily a home can be reached quietly determines how often a person gets visited, and frequent visitors remain the most reliable safeguard on any placement. Consider parking, bus routes and whether the journey still works in bad weather or once someone in the family stops driving. Ask whether the home could meet needs that grow over time, because a second move is harder on everybody than taking longer over the first choice.

26 care homes in Woking

Homes · Oriental Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7BE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Woking Homes
Here at Woking Homes, we provide residential care for older people in the heart of Woking, Surrey. Our team works hard every day to make sure that each person who lives with us feels genuinely at home, comfortable, and well looked after....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Westlands · West Hill Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7UL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Whitmore Vale Housing Association Limited
Westlands is a residential care home in Woking, Surrey, supporting older people and adults living with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults. A house shared by people with different needs only works if difference is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Beaufort House · Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2TD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Whitmore Vale Housing Association Limited
Here at Beaufort House, we are a residential care home based in Woking, Surrey, and we are proud to support a genuinely diverse group of people under one roof. Our team works with older adults, younger adults, people living with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kingsleigh · Kingfield Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9EQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
We at Kingsleigh are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Woking, Surrey, welcoming older adults and those with complex needs into a home that feels genuinely their own. As a dedicated residential care home, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Greys Residential Home · Hook Heath Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0JQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Grey's Residential Homes Ltd
Greys Residential Home offers residential care to older people in Woking, Surrey. We are a home in the ordinary sense of the word, and our aim is that people who move in feel settled rather than processed. The help people need from us is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Living Ambitions - 330 Guildford Road · 330 Guildford Road, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Living Ambitions Limited
Guildford Road is a residential care home in Woking supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, along with older people who need residential care. Many of the people here are younger adults, and we also offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Beech House · 49 Crockhamwell Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG5 3JY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Beech House is a residential care home in Wokingham, supporting adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period, which can...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Emily Lodge Short Breaks Service · The Goldsworth Park Centre, Woking, Surrey, GU21 3LG
Care home · Run by Surrey Choices Ltd
Emily Lodge is a short breaks home in Woking. We provide residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including people with a physical disability, and we support both younger adults and older people. Most of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Down Lodge Residential Care Home · 11 Sturges Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2HG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Down Lodge Residential Care Limited
Down Lodge is a residential care home in Wokingham for older people who need care, company and a settled place to live. We are a house rather than an institution, and the day here has the ordinary shape of meals, conversation, fresh air...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Murdoch House · 1 Murdoch Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2DL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Belmont Healthcare (Murdoch) Limited
Murdoch House is a residential care home in Wokingham caring for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support younger adults. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent inspection by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashton · 38 Sarum Crescent, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 1XF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anthony Toby Homes Trust
We are Ashton, a small residential care home in Wokingham. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. Being small is deliberate. It means the people who live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Abbeyfield Winnersh · Woodward Close, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG41 5NW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Abbeyfield Society (The)
Abbeyfield Winnersh is a residential care home near Wokingham. We are a permanent home to older people and to some younger adults, and we also offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer needs a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Wild Acres Care Home · 440 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 3RB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wild Acres Rest Home Limited
We are a residential care home in Wokingham, providing a home for older people who can no longer manage alone, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Moving into...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Cornerways · 32 Arbor Lane, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG41 5JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Cornerways is a small residential care home in Wokingham supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We work in a deliberately domestic way, because this is a house where people live rather...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lotus Manor · Send Marsh Road, Woking, Surrey, GU23 7DJ
Care home · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Lotus Manor is a residential care home in Woking, Surrey. We support older people who need help with daily life, including many living with dementia, and younger adults who need residential care. We also offer respite stays. Moving into a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Elmfield House · Church Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9ED
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Elmfield Residential Home Limited
Elmfield House is a residential care home in Woking, Surrey. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Living Ambitions - 330a Guildford Road · 330a Guildford Road, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Living Ambitions Limited
We at Living Ambitions 330a Guildford Road offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in the heart of Woking, Surrey, where person centred support meets the comforts of everyday home life. Our setting has been thoughtfully arranged to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Combe House · Castle Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
We at Combe House are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Woking, Surrey, where personalised support for adults with learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities sits at the centre of everything we...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Beech Trees · 1a Kirby Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4RJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Beech Trees is a residential care home in Woking, Surrey, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people with physical disabilities. Most of those living here are younger adults, and we also offer respite...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Ranch · Well Path, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4PJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Quest Haven Limited
The Ranch is a residential care home in Woking supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people with mental health needs. We are a household rather than an institution, and the people who live here have a real say...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Jackman's Lodge · The Mount, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7RG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Jackman's Lodge Ltd
We at Jackman's Lodge are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Woking, Surrey, where compassionate support meets a true sense of belonging. Our home provides dedicated residential care for older people and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lovat House Residential Care · 6 Crescent Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2DB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mr Ian Robert Tappin
We at Lovat House Residential Care are proud to offer a welcoming home for older people in the heart of Wokingham, providing dedicated residential care for those who can no longer manage comfortably at home. Set within this well connected...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Staverton · 25 Murdoch Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2DQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anthony Toby Homes Trust
Staverton is a residential care home in Wokingham supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including both younger adults and older people. We also offer respite stays. The house is small on purpose, because support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hallmark Alexandra Grange Luxury Care Home · Oaklands Drive, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG41 2SA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hallmark Care Homes (Wokingham) Limited
Here at Hallmark Alexandra Grange in Wokingham, we provide a warm and welcoming home for older adults who need a little extra support in their daily lives. We offer residential care, dementia care, respite care, and support for those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Maple Cottage · 208 Send Road, Woking, Surrey, GU23 7EN
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Mrs Wendy Ann Enderby
We at Maple Cottage are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Woking, Surrey, where compassionate support meets everyday comfort. Our home provides thoughtful residential care for older people, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Princess Christian Residential and Nursing Care Home · Stafford Lake, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2SJ
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Nellsar Limited
Here at Princess Christian Residential and Nursing Care Home in Woking, Surrey, we provide a warm and homely environment where the people in our care feel genuinely valued and respected. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Wokingham, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care South East figure, because too few Wokingham homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600.	£1,034	£1,500 to £1,809
Nursing care South East figure, because too few Wokingham homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.	£1,141	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few Wokingham 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 Wokingham 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

Jackman's Lodge, 20 August 2026, Good
Woking Homes, 19 August 2026, Good
Abbeyfield Winnersh, 18 June 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Beaufort House, 24 January 2018, Good
Beech House, 22 February 2018, Good
Westlands, 2 June 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Woking

How many care homes are there in Woking?

Woking has 26 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 21 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 2 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Woking?

Surrey County Council pays an average of £1,034 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809 a week. South East figure, because too few Wokingham homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. 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 care homes in Woking were inspected most recently?

Jackman's Lodge (20 August 2026), Woking Homes (19 August 2026) and Abbeyfield Winnersh (18 June 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)

More local care news for Surrey