Abbey Chase Nursing Home

What the inspectors found

A plain English summary of the Care Quality Commission inspection behind the current rating of Abbey Chase Nursing Home. Report published 29 September 2022.

• 9 August 2022
• 62 places, 59 people were using the service at the time

Safe

Inspectors looked at this after concerns about medicines, nursing care needs, staffing, and infection prevention and control. They found no evidence that people were at risk of harm from these concerns. Medicines were stored and given safely, there were enough staff, and people did not have to wait for support.

Well-led

There were systems in place to check the quality of care. The registered manager looked at lessons that could be learnt after incidents and accidents. The registered manager also asked people, relatives and staff for feedback regularly.

What people told the inspectors

People and their relatives told inspectors they felt safe and that staff were kind towards them. People, relatives and staff were generally complimentary about how the service was managed.

Since the last inspection

Rated Good in September 2022, the same overall rating as before (Good).

Safe is still Good; Effective is still Good; Caring is still Good; Responsive is still Requires improvement; Well-led is still Good.

• 9 August 2022: Inspection looking at part of the service
• 10 February 2022: Inspection looking at part of the service
• 9 March 2021: Inspection looking at part of the service
• Date not held: Recent
• 23 August 2018: Routine inspection
• 30 January 2018: Routine inspection

Read the full report on the CQC website

Source: Care Quality Commission inspection report, summarised by CareAssura. Contains CQC data used under the Open Government Licence.

How Abbey Chase Nursing Home compares in Runnymede

Measured against the 15 care homes for older people registered in Runnymede. The dark dot is this home.

Size

64 places. Larger than 7 of the 15 homes. The local average is 60 places.

CQC rating

Good. 12 of the 15 homes (80%) are rated Good or Outstanding. Across Surrey the figure is 70%.

Latest report

29 September 2022. 10 of the 15 homes have published a newer inspection report since.

Registered

November 2010. One of the longer established homes. 14 of the 15 registered more recently.

Care offered

Nursing and dementia care. Of the 15 homes, 9 offer nursing care and 14 offer dementia care.

Food hygiene

5 out of 5. The top rating, shared by 11 of the 11 homes that have one.

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Data: CQC register and Food Standards Agency ratings. Counts cover registered care homes for older people in Runnymede.

The local picture: Runnymede

What the numbers say about care for older people in Runnymede, in Surrey.

What care costs in Surrey, per week

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.

• People aged 75 and over: 8,500. Rising to 9,700 by 2035, up 14%
• People aged 85 and over: 2,500. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 39%
• Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,100. Rising to 1,400 by 2035, up 21%
• Dementia diagnosis rate: 58%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Surrey as a whole is 68%.
• Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 83. Surrey average is 90.
• Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed
• Care home beds filled across Surrey: 88%. The 12 month average is 87%.
• Who pays, across Surrey (estimate): 32% council, 52% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, dementia estimates, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Good to know about Abbey Chase Nursing Home

Facts from public registers, and what is close by.

Registered with CQC

18 November 2010, so 15 years.

Food hygiene rating

5 out of 5. Very good. Last inspected by the local council on 4 June 2025.

Run by

Abbey Chase Residential and Nursing Homes Limited, which runs this service only.

Sources: CQC register, Food Standards Agency, OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are in a straight line from the postcode, not walking or driving routes.

Local services near Abbey Chase Nursing Home

The closest places to this home, measured in a straight line from its postcode. They are the nearest, not necessarily the ones the home uses. Ask the home which GP, dentist and pharmacy its residents are registered with.

Nearest 24 hour A&E

• St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, 1.8 miles away

It is about 1.8 miles in a straight line from the postcode. The drive is usually longer. In an emergency call 999; the ambulance may take you elsewhere.

Nearest GP practices

• Chertsey Health Centre, 0.4 miles away
• Crouch Oak Family Practice, 1.5 miles away
• Shepperton Medical Practice, 1.8 miles away

Nearest dentists

• The Courtyard Clinic, 0.4 miles away (NHS.uk details)
• Abbeymead Dental Centre, 0.5 miles away (NHS.uk details)
• The Chertsey Dental Practice, 0.6 miles away (NHS.uk details)

Nearest pharmacies

• Chertsey Pharmacy, 0.3 miles away
• Honeycomb Chemist, 0.5 miles away
• Tesco Instore Pharmacy, 1.5 miles away

Nearest railway stations

• Chertsey Station, 0.8 miles away
• Addlestone Station, 1.5 miles away
• Shepperton Station, 2 miles away

Around Abbey Chase Nursing Home

• H: Abbey Chase Nursing Home
• A: 24 hour A&E
• G: GP practice
• D: Dentist
• P: Pharmacy
• S: Railway station

Straight line distances, not routes. Places very close to the home are spread out slightly so they can be told apart.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Practice and pharmacy details from the NHS England Organisation Data Service. A&E sites from NHS England A&E data and the Organisation Data Service. Railway stations from the Department for Transport NaPTAN dataset. Distances are straight line and approximate.