Which nursing homes are available in Tadworth?

Three registered nursing homes match this search, among them Kingswood Court Care Home, which holds an Outstanding rating, and Warrengate Nursing Home, which is rated Good. A third provider is also listed but has not yet been rated. Open each profile for the registration details, since what a home is registered to support matters as much as its grade. Then telephone to ask about availability and whether it can meet the particular needs you are describing.

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

A care home provides personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals, medication and the routines of the day, delivered by care staff. A nursing home is registered to keep qualified nurses on duty and can manage clinical needs such as complex wounds, feeding tubes, unstable medical conditions and much end of life care. All of the providers matching this search in Tadworth are registered as nursing homes. If the person needs only help with daily living rather than clinical care, a residential home is likely to suit better and cost less.

What should we ask when visiting a nursing home in Tadworth?

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty during the day and overnight, and who covers at short notice when one is absent. Find out how often agency nurses are used rather than the home's own staff, because continuity affects clinical judgement as much as kindness. Ask how the home works with the general practitioner and community teams, and how quickly a resident who is deteriorating gets reviewed. If end of life care matters to you, ask what training the staff have had and how the home supports families through it.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Tadworth?

Contact the adult social care team at Surrey County Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which anyone can request for themselves or on behalf of a relative. It is free and does not depend on income or savings. An assessor will discuss mobility, medication, continence, clinical needs and the help a family already provides, then record the eligible needs in writing. Where nursing care is involved, ask at the same time about a continuing healthcare assessment through the National Health Service.

Can Surrey County Council pay for a nursing home placement?

It can contribute, where the person meets the national eligibility criteria and a financial assessment shows they qualify for support. Care needs are assessed first, then capital and income separately, to establish the council's share of the cost. Alongside that, the National Health Service may pay a funded nursing care contribution, or meet the full cost through continuing healthcare where the primary need is a health one. Those two routes are assessed separately, so it is worth pursuing both rather than assuming one answer covers everything.

How far ahead should we start looking for a nursing home?

As early as the clinical picture allows, because nursing beds are scarcer than residential ones and a short list of three leaves little room to manoeuvre. Where a hospital discharge is driving the timing, ask the ward to involve the social work team straight away rather than waiting. If a continuing healthcare assessment is likely, start that process early, since it can take some weeks. Keeping more than one home in view is sensible when availability is this tight.

Nursing Homes in Tadworth

Tadworth has 3 CQC registered nursing homes. 1 is rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 1 has not yet been rated. 1 of the 3 was last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Tadworth at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Tadworth, 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+: 115. Surrey average is 90.
People aged 75 and over: 15,600. Rising to 18,300 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 2 opened, 3 closed. 1 changed owner, covering 53 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): 2,100. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 27%
People aged 85 and over: 4,700. Rising to 7,000 by 2035, up 50%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Oakhill House 64 Chart Lane Reigate Surrey. Application for a 10 bed care home through a change of use. Submitted 4 March 2026. Approved with conditions 5 June 2026. (3.7 miles away)
32 The Avenue Cheam. Application for a 15 bed care home. Submitted 17 June 2025. Decision pending. (4.4 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.

Choosing a nursing home in Tadworth and what to look for

What the inspection record shows

Of the three homes listed, Kingswood Court Care Home holds an Outstanding rating, Warrengate Nursing Home is rated Good and the third provider has not yet been rated. Read the Outstanding report first, not because that home will necessarily suit, but because it establishes a standard you can hold the others to. Where a home has no rating, check its profile carefully for the ages and needs it is registered to support, since registration can be narrower than the word nursing suggests. For any report, note how recently inspectors visited and what they wrote under each of the five key questions rather than stopping at the headline grade.

Questions specific to nursing care

Nursing homes differ from residential homes chiefly in what they can manage clinically, so ask how many registered nurses are on duty across a day and overnight, not merely whether nurses are employed. Ask who covers a nurse's absence at short notice, and how often the home relies on agency nurses rather than its own staff. Find out how the home works with the general practitioner and community teams, how quickly a deteriorating resident is reviewed and what its approach is to hospital admission. If end of life care is part of what you are planning for, ask directly how many residents the home has supported through it in the past year and what training the staff have had.

Arranging nursing care and working out 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 Surrey County Council, whose assessor will consider mobility, medication, continence, memory, clinical needs and the help a family already provides. Where nursing care is needed there is a second route worth pursuing in parallel, since the National Health Service may contribute through funded nursing care, or meet the whole cost through continuing healthcare where the primary need is a health one.

What a nursing placement costs

Nursing fees are the highest in adult social care and are quoted by the week, so rely only on a figure a home has put 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 be lower than a home's private fee, and that difference has to be met by a third party top up rather than by the resident. Ask too whether any National Health Service contribution has been deducted from the quoted figure or sits on top of it, because that distinction is easy to misread.

3 nursing homes in Tadworth

Warrengate Nursing Home · 2 The Warren, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6PQ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Claremont Care Services Limited
Warrengate Nursing Home is in Tadworth, Surrey, caring for older people and younger adults who need qualified nursing support, including many people living with dementia. People generally arrive at a point of change, often straight from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Children's Trust · Tadworth Court, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 5RU
Nursing home · Nursing on site · Run by The Children's Trust
Here at The Children's Trust in Tadworth, Surrey, we provide specialist nursing care for children and young people with complex needs. Our team works closely with families and young people to deliver thoughtful, personalised support that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Kingswood Court Care Home · Warren Lodge Drive, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6QN
Nursing home · CQC Outstanding · Nursing on site · Run by MML Finance Ltd
At Kingswood Court Care Home, we provide nursing care for older people, younger adults and those living with dementia in the heart of Tadworth, Surrey. We are proud to hold an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, which...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, 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

The Children's Trust - Tadworth, 13 February 2026, Not yet rated
Warrengate Nursing Home, 27 February 2024, Good
Kingswood Court Care Home, 13 July 2019, Outstanding

Longest since a report

Kingswood Court Care Home, 13 July 2019, Outstanding
Warrengate Nursing Home, 27 February 2024, Good
The Children's Trust - Tadworth, 13 February 2026, Not yet rated

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Tadworth

How many nursing homes are there in Tadworth?

Tadworth has 3 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Outstanding, 1 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Tadworth?

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 Tadworth were inspected most recently?

The Children's Trust - Tadworth (13 February 2026), Warrengate Nursing Home (27 February 2024) and Kingswood Court Care Home (13 July 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.

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