Signature

Signature is a nursing home in Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames (KT6 6AP).

Newly registered with the CQC, October 2026. No inspection rating has been published yet.

About Signature

Signature at Surbiton provides nursing care in Surbiton for older people and younger adults from Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding boroughs, including people living with dementia and people who have a physical disability. What families usually want to know first is whether the clinical side is dependable. Qualified nurses are on site at every hour, which means complex medication, wound care, attention to nutrition, pain and skin, and the early signs of illness are dealt with here rather than through a series of hospital admissions. For anyone worn down by repeated trips to accident and emergency, that steadiness is the change they notice first. The second question is harder and matters just as much: whether the people living here are treated as adults. So we ask before we act. People keep their own routines where we can arrange it, and nobody is woken because it suits a rota. Visitors are welcome at awkward hours rather than merely permitted. For residents with a physical disability, the right equipment and staff who know their preferred way of transferring mean that getting out of a room is never a matter of staff convenience. With dementia we rely on familiar faces and an unhurried pace rather than correction, and relatives usually hold the small details that settle a difficult hour. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Come and look round at a busy time of day and put your questions to the nurses on duty.

Care provided at Signature

• Older person care
• Dementia care
• Physical disability support
• Younger adults care

• Registered for up to 86 residents

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about Signature

Where is Signature located?

Signature is a nursing home in Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, KT6 6AP. You can view its exact location and get directions from the map on this page.

What type of care does Signature provide?

Signature is registered to provide nursing and personal care, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.

Does Signature provide dementia care?

Yes. Signature supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the home directly to discuss your individual situation.

How many beds does Signature have?

Signature is registered for up to 86 residents. Contact the home to check current availability.

Questions families ask about Signature

Can Mum or Dad stay here if their dementia gets worse?

Yes. Signature at Surbiton is registered for dementia care, so someone whose needs increase can usually stay rather than move.

Is there a nurse on site if health needs change?

Yes. Yes. Signature at Surbiton is registered to provide nursing care, so registered nurses are part of the team.

Can they try a short stay before deciding?

Ask the home. The home has not told us whether it offers short stays. Ask when you call; many homes can arrange a trial period.

Will they support end of life care, so there is no move at the hardest time?

Ask the home. End of life care is not listed on the register. Ask the manager whether residents can remain in the home with hospice or district nurse support.

Can she bring her cat or dog?

Ask the home. The home has not told us its pet policy yet. Ask directly; some homes allow small pets in residents' rooms or welcome visiting dogs.

Can a couple stay together?

Ask the home. We do not know whether the home has rooms for couples. Ask about shared or adjoining rooms if this matters.

Will the council help pay, or is it self funded only?

Ask the home. The home has not told us which funding it accepts. Most homes take both council funded and self funded residents; ask about council rates and any top up.

Do they take younger adults as well as older people?

Yes. Yes. Signature at Surbiton supports younger adults as well as older people.

Can I visit before deciding, and are there visiting hours?

Ask the home. Every home should welcome a visit. Call to arrange one, ideally at a mealtime or during an activity, and ask about visiting hours for family.

Typical weekly fees in the London

Signature at Surbiton has not published its fees yet. These are typical weekly fees for the London, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

• Residential care: £1,150 to £1,500 per week per person, typical range
• Dementia care: £1,250 to £1,650 per week per person, typical range
• Nursing care: £1,400 to £1,850 per week per person, typical range

Indicative figures for the London, not a quote from Signature at Surbiton. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

More about the care at Signature

Nursing Care at Signature

What families want to know first is whether the clinical side is dependable, as this home puts it, and a nursing registration is the start of that answer. Qualified nurses on site at every hour mean complex medication, wound care, attention to nutrition, pain and skin, and the early signs of illness are handled here rather than through a run of hospital admissions. Anyone worn down by repeated trips to accident and emergency tends to notice that steadiness first. Where nursing need is assessed, the NHS pays about £235 a week towards it under NHS Funded Nursing Care. Ask whether that assessment has been made and what remains payable each week.

Dementia Care at Signature

Familiar faces are what this home says it relies on with dementia, and in a building registered for eighty six people that takes real organising. The other requirements are a routine that holds, staff who read distress before it escalates, and a layout where walking about is not treated as a problem. Because the registration covers nursing, care can usually continue in Surbiton as the illness advances. The home does not describe its dementia training, so ask about that directly. Ask how a frightened resident is settled late in the day. Ask how staff are allocated so that the same faces keep appearing.

Older Person Care at Signature

Nobody is woken because it suits a rota, this home says, which is a specific promise rather than a general sentiment. Alongside it sits the ordinary content of older person care: help with washing and dressing, medication managed properly, meals, and company that does not have to be requested. Signature at Surbiton also says people keep their own routines where that can be arranged and that visitors are welcome at awkward hours rather than merely permitted. None of that tells a family how the night is staffed. Ask how many staff are on duty after midnight and how many of them are registered nurses. Ask who would telephone a relative before morning.

Younger Adults at Signature

Kingston upon Thames usually pays about £1000 to £1200 a week, well below London fees of £1400 to £1850, so funding is rarely simple. For an adult under sixty five there is also the question of what a week in a mostly older household holds. Ask what a younger resident does with their days, and whether anyone near their age lives here.

Physical Disability at Signature

Treated as adults is the second question this home raises about itself, and with a physical disability it shows in who decides when somebody leaves their room. It points to the right equipment and staff who know a resident's preferred way of transferring. Ask what hoists and bathing facilities are in use, how many staff a transfer needs, and who reassesses when mobility changes.

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