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Dementia Care Homes in Dorking

13 of Dorking's 15 CQC-registered care homes list dementia as a specialism — with real ratings, inspection dates and specialist nursing vs residential provision, drawn directly from CQC records.

13Dementia care homes
0Outstanding-rated
43.5Average beds per home
62%Rated Good or Outstanding

How dementia care in Dorking compares

Share of homes rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC.
Dementia care homes
62%
All homes in Dorking
53%

Dementia care homes in Dorking are rated Good or Outstanding 9 percentage points more often than the town's homes overall.

CQC ratings for dementia care in Dorking

Good  8Not yet rated  5

Nursing or residential dementia care?

Nursing
7
Residential
6

About dementia care in Dorking

Dorking has 13 care homes registered with a dementia specialism, out of 15 CQC-registered care homes in the town overall. Of these, 7 are registered for nursing care and 6 for residential care — worth checking which fits, since nursing homes provide on-site registered nursing staff and residential homes typically don't.

62% of Dorking's dementia care homes hold a Good or Outstanding CQC rating , including Pinehurst Rest Home. That's 9 percentage points higher than the 53% rate across all 15 of Dorking's care homes.

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Frequently asked

13 of the 15 registered care homes in Dorking list dementia as a specialism.

Yes — 8 of 13 (62%) hold an Outstanding or Good CQC rating, including Pinehurst Rest Home.

Both. Of the 13 dementia care homes in Dorking, 7 are registered as nursing homes, and 6 are registered as residential homes, and 1 is registered as homecare agencies.

Dementia care typically costs more than standard residential or nursing care, usually a 10-15% premium, reflecting higher staffing ratios. See our full breakdown of UK care costs by region and type in our guide to care home costs and who pays.

Working out how to pay for dementia care? Our guide to care home costs and who pays covers weekly fees by region, the local authority means test, and NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Data sourced from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence. Data last verified 18 August 2026.