
Leighton House has provided my wife with the most excellent careM S(Wife of Resident/Service User)



Leighton House has provided my wife with the most excellent careM S(Wife of Resident/Service User)



Leighton House understands that choosing a care home is a significant decision for any family. The priority at the home is to provide skilled nursing care and specialist dementia support within a comfortable and safe environment. Located in a peaceful area of Epsom, the experienced team is dedicated to creating a friendly and respectful community where residents feel settled and properly cared for.
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Care Provided by Leighton House Private Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 27 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Our fees exclude FNC and sundry expenses such as hairdressing, chiropodist, newspapers and toiletries. This is not an exhaustive list of exclusions.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Leighton House Private Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Leighton House Private Nursing Home 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 £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Alpha Care Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Gayle Sanders(Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2022
Room Information
- Single Rooms (25)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (18)
Visiting
- - Visiting times at Leighton House Nursing Home are open 24 hours. - To avoid disruption, please avoid visiting during meal and medication times. - Kindly refrain from visiting between 7-8 am, 12-1 pm, and 7-8 pm. - Night-time visits are generally discouraged unless authorised or in the case of end-of-life care. - Visitors must sign in upon arrival for security and safety purposes. - If visitors have any specific requests or questions regarding visiting hours, please contact the reception staff for assistance.
Parking
- Leighton House has an on-site visitors car park as well as Disabled bay and disabled access.
Leighton House Private Nursing Home Reviews (84)
Leighton House Private Nursing Home has a Review Score of 10 (9.957) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Leighton House Private Nursing Home has 84 reviews.
My husband passed away on Jan 3rd 2019. He received the best care during his last month and remained calm, reassured and pain-free. He was frequently visited in his room by many staff members who spoke to him and let him know he was not alone. I was in the hospital during this time and unable to do my daily visits. I had complete confidence in the staff at Leighton House Private Nursing Home to care for him in the best way.
My mother received excellent care and attention at Leighton House. In particular, the staff take a lot of time to provide activities and to attend to personal issues such as doing nails etc.
My father passed away at Leighton House Nursing Home on 30.09.18. He lived here for one year, during this time he was treated with great care, kindness, respect, dignity and compassion. He became friendly with the lovely staff. It was a pleasure to visit him here and it was a relief to me to know that he was well looked after in capable hands.
Kind, caring staff.
Unfortunately, he was bedridden and unable to enjoy all the facilities, but we were both very glad that we had chosen Leighton House.
She has been a resident for over 2 years.
She is fed nutritional and appropriate meals regularly.
In particular, two of the long-term care staff have been key in welcoming family, keeping us updated.
They are cheerful and reliable in our mother's care.
It is really important to have continuity of care.
The care staff have always been very caring and showing consideration and love to my husband and indeed myself.
Nice garden and outdoor space, well looked after. The meals were well prepared to suit my husband's needs i.e., in the later stages of his life eg., pureed.
Overall very happy with the care delivered.
The staff are all friendly and my Granny seems to love them and seems very happy here.
Today we are visiting for the summer party and it's a great event with so much thought put into it.
Thank you to everyone at Leighton House for looking after my Granny with such care and love.
I feel reassured that his welfare is at the foremost of the service provided.
He has recently started to fall over and I have been contacted immediately and informed, in particular when it was decided he needed to go to the local A&E.
One incident when he fell when I was present I witnessed first hand how they dealt with the situation and ensured he had the right level of support after becoming disorientated.
Very happy with the home and the staff are wonderful.
Leighton House is a lovely nursing home, the staff are so kind and helpful.
Well run care home with very hard working and charming staff. The home is always ready to adapt services to meet patient needs.
I am only able to see my dad for two weeks of the year as I live in the U.S. However when I come, my dad is always happy and obviously well looked after. There are always plenty of carers around who are happy to help you (the visitor) and care for you and your relative. The facility is clean and has plenty of things to do for the residents. The environment is peaceful and all the residents are happy here. The staff cater to the physical, mental and the resident's interests with care and attention.
Myself and my family are extremely pleased with the care and assistance given to my Husband. Activities are well organised to meet the needs of the residents. I cannot name one individual carer as they are all extremely caring, kind and considerate.
Management and staff are excellent, overall I am very pleased with Leighton House.
My Father has received wonderful care from very attentive and professional staff. Could not have found a better nursing home.
Our mother has been a resident at Leighton House for 9 years. They have cared for her with her progressive Vascular Dementia until the end.
He had Alzheimer's and was far from an easy resident at times. But, they handled him with respect and dignity. Always being sensitive to his and other residents needs. On his last day, staffing members to whom my father closely related with, stayed around to bring him comfort, which, for me and my sister was a real dedication of care.
The meals were always of good quality, hygiene and safety standards upheld.
The home has a beautiful light conservatory/sitting area over looking the garden.
It always looked clean and residents are well cared for and attended to. They had people coming in to provide activities on different days and there were plenty resources to keep residents entertained.
The staff were always polite, approachable, welcoming and supportive.
My first impression was that the manager was kind, gentle, positive and organised. It was apparent that Leighton House was clean, no smells whatsoever and the residents were receiving excellent care and attention.
My husband was an extremely difficult resident but he was always treated with great care and great respect. The staff were brilliant at overcoming his difficulties or the difficulties he created.
He had an excellent appetite all his life. Leighton House accepted this and he had double the amount of other residents at meal times. When he asked he would be given snacks between meals and at night.
Without question, I was delighted with his care at all times.
Whilst my mother's stay at the facility was short, we were thoroughly impressed with all aspects of care undertaken by everyone, from the management to the individual staff in general. Mum was treated with dignity, kindness and consideration, and a carer was always on hand to hold her hand or share a smile. It's difficult to find any fault with the care my mother received, plus the staff went the extra mile to make you feel welcome, even to visitors. I would wholeheartedly go on record to support this organisation. They helped us through such difficult times and made my mother's stay as gracious and as comfortable as possible. The care that was provided for my mum in her final hours with us was nothing short of exemplary. Thank you for being amazing at what you do!
My husband has been a resident at Leighton House since March 2016, It did take him a short while to settle but now he is quite happy. I find the staff extremely patient with him when he's giving them a difficult time. I find the manager and all the staff are very pleasant when I visit my husband. They make me very welcome and are always ready to talk to you no matter what the situation. The manager and staff are a good team and for that, I recommend Leighton House as highly possible as a care home.
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 06 Dec 2018Recipient: Leighton House Private Nursing Home
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Meet the Team (2)

Having worked in and managed care homes since 2014, Leighton House is thrilled to welcome Elena as Registered Manager. Elena has brought an unwavering dedication, compassion, and professionalism to every aspect of care. With a strong commitment to creating a safe, nurturing, and person-centred environment, she leads by example, ensuring residents feel valued, supported, and truly at home. Her leadership has fostered a culture of excellence among staff, and her hands-on approach means he is always available to listen, guide, and improve. Under her management, Leighton House continues to thrive as a place where quality care and genuine kindness go hand in hand.

Tarek is a valued member of our clinical team at Leighton House, having joined us in 2023 as a Registered Nurse. He brings a calm, compassionate approach to his role and is known for providing high-quality, person-centred care to every resident he supports.
With deep nursing experience and a genuine passion for caring for older people, Tarek takes the time to get to know each resident as an individual. He understands that excellent nursing care is not just about clinical skills, but also about kindness, patience and building trust with residents and their families.
Tarek works closely with the wider care and leadership teams to ensure residents receive safe, effective and dignified care at all times. He is particularly attentive to residents’ comfort, well-being and changing health needs, and families often appreciate his clear communication and reassuring presence.
Above all, Tarek is committed to making Leighton House a place where residents feel safe, respected and truly cared for. His professionalism, warmth and dedication make him an important part of the caring community we are proud to offer.
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