Residential care home · Surrey

The Bungalow

Beech Lane, Normandy, GU3 2JH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 August 2026 Rated 2 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2020GoodSECRW
  • October 2017GoodSECRW
  • May 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

The Bungalow 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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Care homes nearby

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Shandon
    Aldershot, Surrey · GU12 6HN · Residential care home · 4 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Springfield Manor Nursing Home
    Guildford, Surrey · GU3 1AQ · Nursing home · 30 beds2.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Ashbourne Court Care Home
    Aldershot, Surrey · GU12 6AG · Residential care home · 16 beds2.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Puttenham Hill House Care Home
    Guildford, Surrey · GU3 1AH · Nursing home · 30 beds2.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Dimensions 15a Vale Road
    Aldershot, Surrey · GU12 5HH · Residential care home · 5 beds3.3 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Living Ambitions Limited

11 care homes in total: 10 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

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About The Bungalow

The Bungalow is one of 349 care homes in Surrey: a 5-bed residential care home in Normandy, run by Living Ambitions Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Surrey has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In Surrey, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). 10 of Living Ambitions Limited’s 11 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2026. Its rating before that, in March 2020, was the same. The typical rating in Surrey is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.