SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?50%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 3 good, 30 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Hydon Hill - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 63 other homes in Surrey.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Hydon Hill - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities at a glance
Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability, Hydon Hill - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is a nursing home in Godalming, Surrey with 40 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.
In April 2024, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in December 2021. 30 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Jubilee House (Outstanding), 3.2 km away. 19 of Leonard Cheshire Disability’s 34 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. That is true of 87% of homes in Surrey. 63 other homes in Surrey share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
