Garth House

Tower Hill Road, Dorking RH4 2AY
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  • Garth House, Dorking
Garth House Nursing Home is Located in a quiet residential area on the western slopes of Tower Hill, just to the south of Dorking in Surrey.

With a homely atmosphere and highly trained staff available to get to know residents individually offering the highest standards of residential, nursing and dementia care on a permanent and short stay basis.

The home was officially opened in 1949 by the Queen's physician, Lord Harden. Reputed to have been built at the turn of the last century, it is a distinguished character house set in large landscaped gardens.

Many of the rooms overlook the peaceful grounds which consist of sweeping lawns, mature trees and numerous banks of flowering shrubs and flower beds. Delightfully situated on the picturesque area of Tower Hill, it is within walking distance of the local amenities in the town of Dorking.

The professional care team works closely with residents to ensure everyone who wishes to can play an active role in the day to day activities at the home. Residents also benefit from a broad range of activities with dedicated health and wellbeing coordinators who ensure a varied and stimulating programme is available to residents daily.
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Care Provided by Garth House

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 42 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1600
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1674
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1905
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1800
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1750
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1750
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1850
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1850

Self Funded Nursing care fee is based on eligibility for Funded Nursing Care (FNC). Where FNC is not awarded, the full weekly fee may be higher.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Garth House to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Contact Garth House 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)

Support you may be entitled to

If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Contact Garth House to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sheena Agil (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 1997

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (39)

Garth House Reviews (64)

9.6

Garth House has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.551) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Garth House has 64 reviews.

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Review from Denis E (Resident) published on 18 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are friendly and helpful the home is regularly cleaned and medication given when needed. There are games organised several times a week and exercises twice a week.
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Review from Marian G (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 September 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother came to live at Garth House Care Home in February aged 93. I have nothing but the highest praise for this wonderful home where she stayed until needing to go into hospital for a couple of weeks before she died. The staff at Garth House Care Home are simply outstanding in their care, warmth,
good humour and love. It is also a beautiful place with glorious grounds, just couldn't have asked for more.
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Review from Jonathan K (Son of Resident) published on 21 August 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Dad has been at Garth House for just over 2 years. Unfortunately in that time his dementia has become worse. But the staff who work there still treat dad as a human being and with a lot of dignity. He can no longer stand or walk but the staff move him between a wheelchair and his chair or bed with care
and attempt to be as gentle as possible. It is good that the staff are directly employed and there doesn't seem to be a very high turnover of staff. The home always looks clean and the food always looks good and they offer a good choice everyday. There are regular meetings between the residents families and the staff to ensure good communication.
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Review from Susan S (Wife of Resident) published on 24 July 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband is cared for with dignity and compassion. The staff are very kind and pleasant and always have time for him. All his needs are met and he feels safe, secure and well looked after.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.551)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.551) out of 10 for Garth House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.626 for Garth House is calculated as follows: ( (131 Excellents x 5) + (60 Goods x 4) + (7 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 198 Ratings = 4.626
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.925 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Garth House is based on 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.925
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 42 registered maximum number of service users is 8.4, which has been reached with 17 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 23 Sep 2022

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Meet the Team (1)

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Sheena Agil

Job Title: Home Manager

“I lead my professional Care Team in delivering the highest level of care and support for our residents.


My commitment to professional development has equipped me well for my role here, where I work hard to ensure that those in my care lead happy and fulfilling lives, whilst maintaining choice over the care and support they receive. I believe in maintaining strong relationships with residents and their relatives and understand the important contribution that these relationships make to the successful running of a care home.


I feel that the company’s philosophy matches up well with my own beliefs on care provision and I am committed to ensuring that all our residents continue to receive the high levels of care and protection they deserve.”

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