Who is listed for Hindhead?

There are profiles here for five nursing homes covering Hindhead, Moorlands Lodge Care Home, Huntington House and Langham Court among them. All are registered with the Care Quality Commission, and the current ratings are three Good and two Requires Improvement. The listing shows registration rather than live availability, which shifts from week to week. Each entry opens into the inspection findings in full.

How do I tell a nursing home from a care home?

A nursing home has registered nurses on duty and a nursing home does not, and everything else follows from that. Personal care means washing, dressing, medication and the routine of the day, provided by trained care staff. Clinical needs such as complex wound care, feeding tubes or an unstable condition require nursing cover. The five providers on this page are all registered nursing homes serving Hindhead.

What should I look for?

The useful questions are about people rather than premises. Ask how many staff are on duty by day and overnight, how much agency cover is relied on, and how long the manager has been in place. Ask how medicines are managed and who holds responsibility for clinical decisions out of hours. Ask how the home records what someone likes and who makes sure it is followed. Close by asking what the last inspection raised.

How do we get needs assessed in Hindhead?

Contact Surrey County Council and ask for a care needs assessment. It is a legal entitlement for anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of income or savings. State that nursing input is likely, because whether a nursing need is present is a separate finding within the assessment. Make a note of when you asked, and follow it up rather than waiting indefinitely.

Does Surrey County Council contribute to the fees?

Surrey County Council can contribute where its assessment shows the care is needed and its financial assessment shows support is due. Income, savings and property all feed into the calculation. The nursing component can be met from a different source, so establish with both the home and the council how it is handled. The council will also have a view on what it considers a reasonable weekly rate, which is worth knowing before you commit.

How much notice is sensible?

Sooner than feels necessary, as the number of homes able to meet nursing needs is limited. The homes that suit people best tend to be the ones already holding a list, which is precisely why early matters. Time also keeps the assessment process from becoming a bottleneck. Where the situation is already urgent, say so plainly when you telephone, since homes sometimes keep a little flexibility in reserve.

Nursing Homes in Hindhead

Hindhead has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement. 4 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Hindhead at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Hindhead, 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%

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Choosing between the nursing homes in Hindhead

Registration tells you that a home can keep nurses on duty; it does not tell you how reliably it does so. That gap is where the useful questions live, and on a list of five with two lower judgements it is worth working through them home by home. The inspection reports are the only independent account of how each one performs.

Interrogating the nurse cover in Hindhead

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty during the day and overnight, and what happens when one calls in sick at short notice. Ask whether nursing shifts are filled by permanent staff or by agency, because continuity matters as much clinically as it does socially. Find out which conditions the home manages routinely and which it would decline, since registration describes a category rather than a specific competence. Huntington House, Langham Court, Crest Lodge Care Centre, Moorlands Lodge Care Home and Green Gables Nursing Home each have a profile here.

Reading a mixed set of judgements

For the three homes rated Good, open the report and look at which assessed areas were strongest, paying particular attention to safety and to the management of medicines. For the two rated Requires Improvement, establish exactly what the inspector identified, whether it concerned clinical care or record keeping, how recently the inspection took place and what the manager says has changed since. A home inspected some years ago and since placed under new management is a different proposition from one inspected last month.

Arranging nursing care in Hindhead and settling the cost

Assessing what help is needed

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to have those needs assessed, whatever their finances. For people living in Hindhead this runs through Surrey County Council, which is responsible for adult social care assessment and for funded support. Say at the outset that nursing care is in question, because the assessment has to record whether a nursing need is present and that finding governs much of what follows. A relative providing care can request a carer's assessment in their own name alongside it.

The nursing component of the fee

Each home sets its own weekly fee, covering accommodation and clinical input together, so only a written quotation is worth planning around. Where a nursing need is assessed as present, part of the cost may be met by the health service rather than by the council, and both the home and the council should be asked how that is handled before terms are agreed. The financial assessment then establishes how the remainder divides, weighing income, savings and property. Ask what the fee excludes and how much notice is given of an increase.

5 nursing homes in Hindhead

Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables) · Church Lane, Hindhead, Hampshire, GU26 6LY
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Downing (Green Gables) Limited
We at Green Gables Nursing Home warmly welcome you to our nursing home nestled in the peaceful surroundings of Hindhead, Hampshire. As a dedicated provider of nursing and dementia care in the South East, we understand how important it is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Moorlands Lodge Care Home · Portsmouth Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6TJ
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Redwood Tower UK Opco 2 Limited
We at Moorlands Lodge Care Home offer dedicated nursing care in the peaceful village setting of Hindhead, Surrey. Our home provides a welcoming environment where residents receive round the clock support tailored to their individual needs,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Huntington House · Huntington House Drive, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6BG
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Huntington House Limited
Huntington House is a nursing home in Hindhead. We care for older people whose health needs mean qualified nurses should be close at hand, including many people living with dementia, and we also support younger adults with nursing needs....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Langham Court · Huntington House Drive, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6BG
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Huntington House Limited
Langham Court is a nursing home at Hindhead in Surrey. Having qualified nurses on duty means we can look after people whose health needs go beyond what a residential home can safely manage, and it means we can usually keep caring for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Crest Lodge Care Centre · Churt Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6PS
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Crest Lodge Care Centre Limited
Crest Lodge is a nursing home at Hindhead in Surrey. We support older people and younger adults whose needs include nursing care, including many living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care

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

Moorlands Lodge Care Home, 2 January 2026, Requires improvement
Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited), 26 May 2021, Requires improvement
Crest Lodge Care Centre Limited, 4 April 2020, Good

Longest since a report

Huntington House, 6 June 2018, Good
Langham Court, 2 October 2019, Good
Crest Lodge Care Centre Limited, 4 April 2020, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Hindhead

How many nursing homes are there in Hindhead?

Hindhead has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 3 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 Hindhead?

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 Hindhead were inspected most recently?

Moorlands Lodge Care Home (2 January 2026), Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited) (26 May 2021) and Crest Lodge Care Centre Limited (4 April 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.

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