SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 4 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. ?
Run by The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility - The Willows is a residential care home in Leatherhead, Surrey with 8 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Surrey, where the median is 30 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2026. That matches its previous rating, from January 2019. Ratings in Surrey are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 4 fell below good. The lowest was “kindness, compassion and dignity” (some shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The Royal School for the Blind runs 9 care homes, and 8 of the 9 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Surrey, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
