
I am very happy with the care my brother receiving at Linwood.Ann A(Sister of Resident/Service User)

My mother moved in to Linwood in July. She is extremely well cared for.Amanda J P G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Shes happy which makes me happy. Im grateful for all their care and compassion.Moira H(Sister of Resident/Service User)

I am very happy with the care my brother receiving at Linwood.Ann A(Sister of Resident/Service User)

My mother moved in to Linwood in July. She is extremely well cared for.Amanda J P G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Shes happy which makes me happy. Im grateful for all their care and compassion.Moira H(Sister of Resident/Service User)

Anchor's Linwood in Thames Ditton provides residential and dementia care in single en-suite rooms. Residents can benefit from permanent care, respite care and trial stays and they are welcoming new residents.
It has tailored services for elderly people who have dementia and physical impairments. The care home’s well-trained staff provide 24-hour care and support to help people maintain their lifestyle while adapting as their needs change.
Linwood's environment ensures residents benefit from...
Care Provided by Linwood
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 67 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees can vary depending on care needs and other factors. Colleagues at Linwood will be happy to discuss our weekly fees with you and what our fees include.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Linwood for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Linwood to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Anchor
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Akua Buabeng(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (67)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (67)
Visiting
- Visitors are welcome at Linwood.
Parking
- Onsite parking is available, including disabled spaces.
Linwood Reviews (146)
Linwood has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.723) out of 10, based on 40 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Linwood has 146 reviews.
Care staff are professional and friendly. They take time to keep me updated about my mother on a regular basis.
Thank you for taking the time to review Linwood, and we are pleased you rate our staff and management as excellent. We appreciate your feedback regarding our team and their communication. I'm always happy to receive feedback and discuss all aspects of care at Linwood to ensure day-to-day life is as...
I am pleased with the care provided for my father. The Linwood staff always appear to be engaged and happy to help. My father's room occasionally smells of 'drains' but I have asked about this and I believe it is being dealt with (no smell on 11/05/2024)
Thank you for taking the time to review Linwood and we are pleased that you rate our overall experience as excellent. It's lovely to know that you're happy with the care provided to your father. I appreciate your lovely feedback regarding my team, which I will pass on to them. We've spoken about...
Generally very good care. Laundry is a major issue, had to buy more underwear again and often given the wrong clothes!
Thank you for taking the time to review Linwood and I am pleased you rate our care/support as very good. I apologise for the issues with laundry that you have outlined. I have discussed your feedback with our Laundry team and provided you with an update. I will keep checking in with you to ensure that this issue doesn't reoccur.
On behalf of my friend and myself, thank you to the whole team.
Whenever I go to the home I am always greeted with a smile - which is always welcome. The staff seem to genuinely care for the patients/residents at the home. My great-aunt is 96 years old and they treat her with dignity, care, and attention. Always talking to her, making sure she is fed, watered, and can be as active as she wishes to on any one particular day. They listen to the residents!
Very caring and kind, also good relationship with residents. My husband has been here for almost three years and has been very comfortable and well looked after which gives me peace of mind.
All the staff make you feel welcome and supported my wife very well. They were helpful and responded excellently to questions I had. The manager is brilliant and shows dedication. The food is excellent and delicious. They keep us informed daily of my wife's day-to-day health and activity. The housekeeping staff keep the home clean, tidy and smelling fresh. Would highly recommend.
A very positive experience visiting my sister and brother-in-law. The staff are very helpful and considerate to the care of my family members have always had a good experience at Linwood on all my visits to Linwood. My experience has been very positive.
I am also aware that the amount of paperwork, inspections and rules to follow cannot be easy to accomplish in such a busy home.
Well done to all.
Mum is treated with respect and dignity. Staff are so very helpful and occasionally when I drop to see her, she is always having a laugh with her carer.
My mother-in-law was at Linwood for nearly four years and she was very well cared for by the staff. It is a lovely home with a wonderful atmosphere and the staff are amazing. She was always clean and tidy and well looked after. They welcomed my mother-in-law back after a long hospital stay where she was put on an end of life care plan. The staff did everything they could to enable her to return, for which we will always be grateful, even though she had many additional needs. She wanted to go back to Linwood and we were so pleased this was able to happen. Everyone was incredible and looked after her so well during this very difficult time until she passed away in May 2023. They were very kind and always kept in touch regarding her well-being and were a great support to us. I would highly recommend Linwood Care Home.
They are fantastic with Dad too, when he comes to visit. Very personal and sympathetic. Love this place.
The staff at Linwood cared for our mother. They were so lovely and treated her with respect. The home was always spotless and clean. They always kept us informed and updated us on any concerns they had. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Linwood as a care home for your loved ones. After her passing, they were extremely supportive and sincerely sorry to not be caring for her anymore.
They go out of their way to ensure my mother has the best possible care.
If she needs anything they always let us know.
As she is elderly and has dementia she can be extremely challenging at times but they always do their best to settle her. She always appears content, happy, clean and well-groomed.
Her room is always very clean as well as the home itself.
My mother has a very difficult, controlling demanding partner who thinks he knows the best for my mother and they deal with him in a very professional manner. They always state that my mother is their priority and will always do what is best for her even when he thinks he is correct.
We sadly had to remove my mother from her home as she needed a lot more care and attention.
My father was a resident for fifteen months at Linwood. The home provided comfortable surroundings with pleasant staff and compassionate care in his final weeks.
The care of my aunt has been first-class and very personal. A connection is formed between her and the Linwood team, we certainly appreciate the steps taken to make her comfortable.
I've been particularly impressed since the most recent manager has come on board with the very real efforts that have been made by all staff to cater to my mother's personal quirks and to her sometimes difficult moods. Communication between staff and family members has also improved a great deal.
Since pandemic restrictions have lifted, the range of activities and outings have also been very impressive!
I would definitely recommend this care home.
I have been very well looked after, and I have not got any complaints.
I feel confident and I am happy with the service and would like her to stay here as long as possible. I am satisfied with the service. They make me feel comfortable. My wife is happy. My only thoughts are that I wish to have the opportunity to take her out as much as I would like.
Thank you for taking the time to review Linwood and we are pleased you rate our overall experience as excellent. We appreciate your lovely comments regarding Linwood and our team and we are glad your wife is happy living with us. We are happy for residents to have visits out of our home with their...
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 09 February 2026Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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News (4) & Events (0)
- 02 Mar 2026
A Surrey care home is delighted to have been classed as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the second highest rating possible. The team at Anchor’s Linwood care home...
- 19 Dec 2025
Residents and colleagues at Anchor care homes across Surrey are embracing the festive spirit in style. From crafting Christmas decorations and singing carols, to decorating trees and baking festive treats,...
- 19 Nov 2025
Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for people in later life, is proud to announce that Grace Iguhehide triumphed at the London regional final of the Great...
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