Residential care home · Surrey

Pilgrim Wood Residential Home

Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 5 October 2021 Rated 5 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2016GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Surrey

Pilgrim Wood Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 219 other homes in Surrey. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 15 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 15 (4%)
  • Good 220 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 22 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 64 (18%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (3%)

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Pilgrim Wood Residential Home in brief

Goldenage Healthcare Limited runs Pilgrim Wood Residential Home, a residential care home in Guildford, Surrey with room for 35 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.

Across Surrey, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 87% of homes in Surrey also score 5. Broadwater Lodge, 2.3 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.

Its CQC rating, from October 2021, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in December 2019. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Surrey, 34% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).