Home care agency

Lantern Care Services

Home care agency in Cranleigh, Surrey

Lantern Care Services

Home care agency in Cranleigh, Surrey

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodPeaceful Neighbourhood
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  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
AddressUnit 3, Alfold Business Centre, Loxwood Road, Alfold, Cranleigh, GU6 8HP

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About

Lantern Care Services is a home care agency based in Cranleigh, Surrey, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports older people, younger adults and those with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment and learning disabilities. The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2020 across all key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 1 April 2020 · Last inspected 27 January 2020

Inspectors visited Lantern Care Services, a domiciliary agency supporting 32 people aged 65 and over in their own homes, in January 2020 and rated it Good, the same as at its previous inspection. Trained, safely recruited staff were described as keeping people safe, managing risks, and supporting medicines and food preparation, with care plans reviewed regularly and people involved in decisions about their care. Staff were seen as caring, respectful of equality and privacy, encouraging of hobbies and independence, and staff and people spoke well of the registered manager.

Strengths noted
  • Staff are trained and recruited safely, and they know how to recognise and report safeguarding concerns
  • Care plans and risk assessments are person-centred and reviewed regularly, with people involved in decisions
  • Staff encourage people's hobbies, interests and independence, and support access to health and social care professionals
  • Staff and people report good support from the registered manager, with regular supervision, meetings and feedback leading to improvements

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery1.7 miles
Hospital10.7 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsLimited
  • Play SpaceLimited
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkLimited
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenLimited
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesLimited
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsLimited
  • TakeawaysLimited

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Lantern Care Services will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Lantern Care Services is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 10.7 miles away. The local GP practice is LOXWOOD SURGERY, 1.7 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Surrey County Hospital · 10.7 mi
Nearest GP
LOXWOOD SURGERY · 1.7 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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