Wray Common Nursing and Care Home
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Nursing homes
Staff warmth score
of reviewers answered yes
Good to know
- Registered beds55
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia
- Last inspected2022-10-06
The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
People describe finding real kindness here, even when the physical surroundings might be basic. What stands out is how staff treat residents — with genuine respect and empathy that families remember long after.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth72
- Compassion & dignity72
- Cleanliness70
- Activities & engagement65
- Food quality65
- Healthcare70
- Management & leadership73
- Resident happiness70
What inspectors found
Inspected 2022-10-06
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The home was rated Good for Effective at the September 2022 inspection, another improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating. The Effective domain covers care planning, staff training, dementia-specific knowledge, food and nutrition, and access to healthcare such as GPs and community nurses. The home is a registered nursing home, meaning a nurse must be on duty at all times, which is a higher baseline than residential-only care. No specific detail about care plan content, training programmes, or healthcare arrangements is included in the published summary.Is this home caring?
Wray Common Nursing Home was rated Good for Caring at the September 2022 inspection. The Caring domain covers staff warmth, dignity and respect, privacy, and whether residents are treated as individuals. This domain improved from the previous rating. No direct quotes from residents or relatives are included in the published summary, and no specific inspector observations about staff interactions, use of preferred names, or response to distress are recorded.Is the home responsive?
The home received a Good rating for Responsive at its September 2022 inspection. The Responsive domain covers activities and engagement, how well care is tailored to individual needs, and how the home handles complaints and end-of-life care. As with the other domains, the published summary does not include specific examples of activities offered, one-to-one engagement for residents who cannot join groups, or detail on how complaints are managed.Is the home well-led?
The home was rated Good for Well-led at the September 2022 inspection, a clear improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating in this domain. The inspection identifies a named registered manager, Mr Suroj Aryal, and a named nominated individual, Mrs Mekala Satheeswan, indicating a defined and accountable leadership structure was in place. The home is operated by Dovestone Estates Limited. No specific detail about manager visibility, staff culture, governance meetings, or how concerns are escalated is included in the published summary.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The home cares for adults over 65, including those living with dementia. Their particular strength lies in end-of-life nursing care. While the home lists dementia as a specialism, families particularly value their end-of-life nursing expertise. The focus here is on comfort, dignity and compassionate support through life's final stages. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Wray Common Nursing Home achieved a Good rating across all five domains at its September 2022 inspection, an improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. Scores reflect positive but largely general findings: the published report provides limited specific observations, quotes, or detail to push individual themes into the higher bands.
Homes in South East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
People describe finding real kindness here, even when the physical surroundings might be basic. What stands out is how staff treat residents — with genuine respect and empathy that families remember long after.
What inspectors have recorded
The nursing team responds quickly when medical situations arise, getting GPs involved promptly and managing hospital admissions smoothly. Families feel kept in the loop about care decisions, especially during those difficult final weeks when clear communication matters most.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes what matters most isn't fancy facilities but knowing your loved one will be treated with real humanity when they need it most.
Worth a visit
Wray Common Nursing Home, on Wray Common Road in Reigate, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its September 2022 inspection, with the report published in October 2022. This is a meaningful improvement: the home had previously been rated Requires Improvement, and achieving a clean Good across every domain shows the leadership team addressed the issues inspectors had identified. The home has 55 beds and is registered to care for adults over 65 with dementia, providing nursing care alongside personal care. The main limitation of this report is that the published summary is brief and contains no direct quotes from residents, relatives, or staff, and no specific inspector observations to confirm what everyday life looks and feels like for your parent. The Good rating is a positive baseline, but it tells you direction of travel rather than detail. On a visit, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota (not the template), ask about night staffing numbers specifically, and take time to sit in a communal area and watch how staff interact with residents when they think no one is evaluating them.
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In Their Own Words
How Wray Common Nursing and Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where nursing care meets genuine compassion in life's final chapter
Wray Common Nursing Home – Your Trusted nursing home
When families face the hardest moments, they need somewhere that understands what truly matters. Wray Common Nursing Home in Reigate provides skilled nursing care with the kind of humanity that makes all the difference. This isn't just about medical expertise — it's about treating every resident with the dignity they deserve, right to the very end.
Who they care for
The home cares for adults over 65, including those living with dementia. Their particular strength lies in end-of-life nursing care.
While the home lists dementia as a specialism, families particularly value their end-of-life nursing expertise. The focus here is on comfort, dignity and compassionate support through life's final stages.
“Sometimes what matters most isn't fancy facilities but knowing your loved one will be treated with real humanity when they need it most.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Wray Common Nursing Home achieved a Good rating across all five domains at its September 2022 inspection, an improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. Scores reflect positive but largely general findings: the published report provides limited specific observations, quotes, or detail to push individual themes into the higher bands.
Homes in South East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
People describe finding real kindness here, even when the physical surroundings might be basic. What stands out is how staff treat residents — with genuine respect and empathy that families remember long after.
What inspectors have recorded
The nursing team responds quickly when medical situations arise, getting GPs involved promptly and managing hospital admissions smoothly. Families feel kept in the loop about care decisions, especially during those difficult final weeks when clear communication matters most.
How it sits against good practice
Sometimes what matters most isn't fancy facilities but knowing your loved one will be treated with real humanity when they need it most.
Worth a visit
Wray Common Nursing Home, on Wray Common Road in Reigate, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its September 2022 inspection, with the report published in October 2022. This is a meaningful improvement: the home had previously been rated Requires Improvement, and achieving a clean Good across every domain shows the leadership team addressed the issues inspectors had identified. The home has 55 beds and is registered to care for adults over 65 with dementia, providing nursing care alongside personal care. The main limitation of this report is that the published summary is brief and contains no direct quotes from residents, relatives, or staff, and no specific inspector observations to confirm what everyday life looks and feels like for your parent. The Good rating is a positive baseline, but it tells you direction of travel rather than detail. On a visit, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota (not the template), ask about night staffing numbers specifically, and take time to sit in a communal area and watch how staff interact with residents when they think no one is evaluating them.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how Wray Common Nursing and Care Home measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How Wray Common Nursing and Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where nursing care meets genuine compassion in life's final chapter
Wray Common Nursing Home – Your Trusted nursing home
When families face the hardest moments, they need somewhere that understands what truly matters. Wray Common Nursing Home in Reigate provides skilled nursing care with the kind of humanity that makes all the difference. This isn't just about medical expertise — it's about treating every resident with the dignity they deserve, right to the very end.
Who they care for
The home cares for adults over 65, including those living with dementia. Their particular strength lies in end-of-life nursing care.
While the home lists dementia as a specialism, families particularly value their end-of-life nursing expertise. The focus here is on comfort, dignity and compassionate support through life's final stages.
Management & ethos
The nursing team responds quickly when medical situations arise, getting GPs involved promptly and managing hospital admissions smoothly. Families feel kept in the loop about care decisions, especially during those difficult final weeks when clear communication matters most.
“Sometimes what matters most isn't fancy facilities but knowing your loved one will be treated with real humanity when they need it most.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
