Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited)

Church Lane, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6LY

01428604220

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

5 May 2021

Provider

Downing (Green Gables) Limited

Beds

40 beds

About Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited)

Green Gables Nursing Home, run by Downing Green Gables Limited, is a care home based in Hampshire offering nursing care for older people. Families looking into care options locally will find a home that aims to provide a supportive and comfortable environment for its residents. The team at Green Gables understands how important it is for both residents and their loved ones to feel confident in the care being provided.

Green Gables provides nursing and personal care for up to 38 older people across three floors, with communal and outdoor spaces available for residents. At inspection, 30 people were living at the service, some with dementia. The home has accessible facilities including stairs and a passenger lift between floors.

Inspectors identified significant concerns with the home's systems for assessing and monitoring quality. The provider and registered manager had not identified issues found during the inspection. Staff lacked knowledge about safeguarding procedures, creating potential risks if concerns arose.

However, residents reported feeling safe and expressed no concerns about their care.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 May 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · GU26 6LY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 26 May 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 5 May 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 16 May 2018: Good
CaringPublished 16 May 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 16 May 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited)'s CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited), consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited), look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Green Gables Nursing Home (Downing Green Gables Limited)'s fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees