Best Care Homes in Surrey, England

Overview of Signature at Weybridge

Signature at Weybridge provides care home, assisted living, memory care, palliative care and respite care in Weybridge. Assisted living supports residents with daily care needs, while memory care offers a supervised setting for someone living with dementia. Palliative care focuses on comfort and support during serious illness, and respite care provides a short-term stay when a usual caregiver needs temporary support.

The community has 113 beds and offers studio and one-bedroom housing, with either a single-room layout or a separate bedroom. Having several care types in one community may suit someone whose needs change over time, including a resident who may move from assisted living to memory care or palliative care. Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to continue living with a pet.

A Walk Score of 47 places the area in a car-dependent setting, meaning most errands require a car or a ride. Someone who no longer drives would generally need transportation for those trips. Signature Senior Lifestyle Operations operates the community.

Overview of Merlewood Care Home – Elizabeth Finn Homes

Merlewood Care Home, Elizabeth Finn Homes provides residential care, nursing care, palliative care, and respite care in Virginia Water, Surrey. Nursing care is for residents who need ongoing clinical assistance, while palliative care focuses on comfort for people with advanced or life limiting illness. Respite care provides a short term stay when a usual caregiver is away or needs time to recover, so the home may suit residents needing continuing support and families arranging temporary care.

Opened in 1856, the home has 54 ensuite bedrooms, giving each resident private ensuite facilities. Meals and drinks can be taken in the restaurant style dining area or fully licensed bar. The library, lounges, and hairdressing facilities add spaces and services within the home, while wheelchair accessible landscaped gardens provide outdoor space for residents with mobility needs.

A physiotherapy room and rehabilitation services support therapy sessions at the home, reducing the need to arrange transport for those appointments. The area has a Walk Score of 50 and is described as somewhat walkable, so a resident who does not drive may be able to complete some errands on foot. Debbie Vellender is the director.