Residential care home · Surrey

The Meath Epilepsy Charity

Westbrook Road, Godalming, GU7 2QH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 3 February 2026 Rated 8 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 ?

  • December 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2021GoodSECRW
  • November 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • April 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2016OutstandingSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Surrey

The Meath Epilepsy Charity 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

  • Stonepit Close
    Godalming, Surrey · GU7 2LS · Residential care home · 10 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Jubilee House
    Godalming, Surrey · GU7 1BX · Nursing home · 48 beds0.8 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago
  • Eastlake
    Godalming, Surrey · GU7 3AG · Residential care home · 53 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Robertson Nursing Home
    Godalming, Surrey · GU7 2RF · Nursing home · 41 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Broadwater Lodge
    Godalming, Surrey · GU7 3BF · Residential care home · 67 beds2.4 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Guildford House Care Home
    Guildford, Surrey · GU3 1NE · Nursing home · 101 beds3.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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About The Meath Epilepsy Charity

Run by The Meath Trustee Company Limited, The Meath Epilepsy Charity is a residential care home in Godalming, Surrey with 84 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. Most homes in Surrey are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.

About 0.8 km away, Jubilee House is rated Outstanding. 219 other homes in Surrey share its tier, “Good”.

In February 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in December 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. That is more recent than most ratings in Surrey, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.