Residential care home · Surrey

Longmead House

1 Buxton Lane, Caterham, CR3 5HG

Requires improvement Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
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Longmead House is a residential care home in Caterham, run by Bridget Catherina McAleese. CQC registers it for 23 places and supports older people and people living with dementia.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in August 2025. It was rated Good for safe, effective and caring. Across Surrey, 81% of the 336 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 August 2025 Rated 1 year 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Surrey

Longmead House is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 62 other homes in Surrey. Of the 336 rated care homes here, 81% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 14 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 16 (5%)
  • Good 219 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 23 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 63 (18%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (3%)

Half of Surrey's ratings are more than 4.1 years old. How tiers work

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