Forest Care - Caring Since 1981 
Forest Care is a family-owned company providing care since 1981. This means we run our homes with a breadth of experience and industry knowledge, combined with a family approach to care and management. Our private care homes combine luxury living alongside 24-hour nursing, residential, dementia and respite care for the elderly, in purpose-built environments within beautiful Surrey and Hampshire countryside locations. We are extremely proud of our award-winning care homes that are “homes” in the truest sense and thank our local communities for trusting us to care for their loved ones.
Providing well-rounded care is important to us, we endeavour to look after residents’ physical and medical needs, as well as their social, mental and emotional well-being. We set our staffing ratios above industry-standard ratios and our compassionate and experienced teams are committed to providing the very highest standards of care.
Our all-inclusive fee includes physiotherapy, chiropody, hairdressing, trips out, and many other facilities our homes have to offer, so you can relax knowing one fee covers all the person-centred care you or your loved one will need.
We are extremely proud to have won the awards of “Top 20 Care Home South East England” in 2024 and 2022, and “Top 20 Small Care Home Group” in 2022 from carehome.co.uk and ‘Nursing Home of the Year‘ for our specialist dementia care home Holly Lodge at the Surrey Care Awards in 2022.
Our care homes in Frimley, Hartley Wintney, Hook and Basingstoke offer high standards of care comfort, security and support in beautiful surroundings.
Four of our five homes provide 24-hour nursing care, which includes Holly Lodge our award-winning specialist dementia care home. Elm Lodge is purely residential care. We set our staffing levels above industry-standard ratios, to enable a more relaxed environment for our residents where person-centred care can be delivered without having to be rushed. Click here for more information.
Our dedicated activity teams prioritise resident wellbeing by organising a variety of meaningful and joyful group, individual and one-to-one activities and experiences. We involve families in care and activity planning to gain a personal understanding of what really matters to each resident and learn about their favourite pastimes and hobbies so we can tailor activities to suit their preferences.
We listen to our residents and what they want from our care homes and always respect our residents’ preferences for privacy and choice. Visit our reviews pages for our residents’ stories and read the wonderful testimonials from their families on the UK’s leading care home comparison site: www.carehome.co.uk
Looking for care for yourself or a loved one? Our Forest Care homes are always open for viewings, but we do have an Open Day at Cedar Lodge in Frimley (Wednesday 18th June) from 10am-4pm. Come and experience our warm and welcoming care home. Call 0333 305 1785 or email enquiries@forestcare.co.uk to book a personal viewing.
Our staff and their families from across our care homes, came together to bounce, climb and slide their way through the Inflatable 5K at Stoke Park in Guildford on 10th May, all in support of Parkinson’s UK. Thank you everyone for your generous donations, we raised an amazing £1,400. A huge well done to our incredible teams for taking on the challenge with smiles, strength and sunshine!
We celebrated VE Day across our Forest Care homes, with delicious cream teas and cakes following recipes from the WI, street party-themed lunches and traditional fish ‘n’ chip suppers, raising our flags and singing along to nostalgic wartime music. There were fabulous live musical performances from singing duos ‘George and Ginger’ and the ‘D-Day Dollies’, the White Hall Ukulele Band and wonderful jiving from the Surrey Jivers. A truly special day, honouring the past and celebrating all together.
Choosing a care home can be a difficult and emotional process, so we aim to make it a little easier by providing exceptional care in a happy and homely environment. We involve families in care planning to ensure each resident has an individual care plan that meets all their medical, physical, emotional and social needs, and we work closely with families to ensure that the move for their loved one is a smooth and positive one. Our open visiting policy means family and friends are welcome at any time.
