Home Instead (Guildford & Woking)

The Lansbury Estate, 102 Lower Guildford Road, Woking GU21 2EP
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9.7 61 Reviews
  • Home Instead (Guildford & Woking), Woking
Rated as 'Outstanding' by Care Quality Commission (CQC) at their inspection in December 2017, Home Instead Guildford and Woking is an award winning company providing personal care and companionship lead care to people in their own homes in Guildford, Woking and all surrounding areas.

CAREGivers at Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) help clients with everyday tasks that allow them to live independently, no matter where they call home.

Home Instead provides a range of services from as little as an hour per day up to seven days a week, including weekends and holidays, offering a flexible and responsive service.

The agency is a franchised part of a larger organisation that gives support to Home Instead Guildford and Woking. It believes their dependability, quality of care and accountability has earned Home Instead a deep level of trust with its clients, family members and many thousands of health and social organisations throughout the world.

The agency makes available a CAREGiver to provide clients with one-to-one assistance. They offer Live-in care, companionship, medication reminders, respite care, light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, shopping and errands.

The agency can be found in Knaphill, Woking where plenty of parking is available. Each CAREGiver is thoroughly vetted, trained and is fully employed by Home Instead.

Care Provided by Home Instead (Guildford & Woking)

Types of Home Care

  • Visiting Care
  • Live-in Care
  • 24 Hour Care
  • Overnight Care (Waking)
  • Overnight Care (Sleeping)

Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)

  • 60 minutes

Contract Durations

  • Ongoing / Long Term
  • Respite / Short Term

Age Ranges

  • Older Person Care (65+)
  • Younger Adult Care (18-65)

Personal Care Services

  • Washing & Dressing
  • Toileting Assistance
  • Medication Assistance (Oral)
  • Companionship
  • Continence Care
  • Feeding & Drinking Assistance

Household Services

  • Cleaning Service
  • Food Preparation & Serving
  • Laundry Service
  • Shopping Service / Errands
  • Transportation Service

Other Care Provided

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Cancer Care
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment
  • Hospital Discharge

Funding & Fees

  • Hourly Visiting Care Fees: £38.50 – £39.50
  • Weekly Live-in Care Fees: £262 – £282

Bank holiday rates are charged at double the weekday rate, we observe the recognised public holidays, Easter Sunday and charge bank holiday rates from 17:00hrs on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Private Funding (Self-funded)
  • Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
  • Local Authority (Contracted Provider)
  • NHS (Contracted Provider)
Explain these funding types

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sarah Daly (Managing Director)

Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) Reviews (61)

9.7

Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.741) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) has 61 reviews.

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Reviewer Connection to Home Instead (Guildford & Woking)
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Review from Sally H (Daughter of Client) published on 31 July 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Carers very helpful and friendly. Sensitively encourage my mother to do more.
  • Staff
  • Care / Support
  • Management
  • Treated with Dignity
  • Value for Money
Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.741)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.741) out of 10 for Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 10 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Home Care Provider is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.741 for Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) is calculated as follows: ( (44 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 58 Ratings = 4.741
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows: 3 points for the first Positive Review, 2 points in total for each of the next 9 Positive Reviews (1st = 3, 2nd = 0.5, 3rd = 0.5, 4th = 0.25, 5th = 0.25, 6th = 0.1, 7th = 0.1, 8th = 0.1, 9th = 0.1, 10th = 0.1)

    The 5 points relating to the number of Positive Reviews for Home Instead (Guildford & Woking) is based on 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows: 3 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 5
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Home Care Provider does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 7 Dec 2017

Overall Outstanding

  • Caring Outstanding
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Outstanding
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Outstanding
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

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Awards / Recognitions (11)

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Meet the Team (13)

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Sarah Daly

Job Title: Managing Director

Sarah, the Managing Director, and super-woman of Home Instead Guildford & Woking. Everyone that knows Sarah knows she pours her heart and soul into the franchise, and it certainly pays off!


Here’s an excerpt from Sarah:


“Giving back to a community where so many desperately need our help and just need that extended family feeling has embraced everything I feel passionate about outside work. I have always felt that enveloping the family culture is really important. Watching your children grow, becoming young adults and then making families of their own gives you a sense of pride and contentment and extending this feeling to our clients, expands my very rooted family traditions. There will always be trials and tribulations in families but to encourage that unity is the ethos of Home Instead and I am incredibly lucky to be part of it.”

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Vicki Chapman

Job Title: Group Operations Manager

Vicki started her career at Home Instead as a Care Professional in 2016 before joining the office as a Care Team Administrator in January 2021, where she progressed to a Field Supervisor of the Guildford and Horsley areas, followed by a progression to Head of Care Professional Experience. In April 2022, Vicki was promoted to Deputy Care Manager, where she oversees the compliance and daily management of our care professionals and clients. Vicki progressed to Care Manager, and in June 2025, she progressed again to Group Operations Manager.


Vicki has a Level 5 qualification in Health and Social Care and enjoys learning and progressing her knowledge by completing distance learning courses around her busy home life.


Vicki enjoys volunteering at the local Rugby club as a first aider every weekend where her sons and husband play.

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Cristina Feher

Job Title: Care Manager Joined: 2025

Cristina joined us in June as our Care Manager. She had 18 months away and used to be our Head of Live-in services. She has a wealth of knowledge and is good to have her back at Home Instead

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Tammy Blackwell

Job Title: Deputy Care Manager of Live-in

Tammy has thirty years of experience in care, so she is the perfect person for mentoring and supporting our new Care Professionals at the start of their journey. She first joined Home Instead as a Field Care Supervisor and was then promoted to Head of Training. She leads our Insight training sessions for new members of the team and can be contacted for any refresher training that may be needed by active Care Pros. Tammy progressed to Head of Live-in, and in June 2025, she became Deputy Care Manager of Live-in.


Tammy is a rugby fanatic – you’ll often see her sipping her coffee in her favourite ‘crazy rugby lady’, which she says sums her up pretty well!

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Caroline Taylor

Job Title: Senior Field Care Supervisor

Caroline joined the Home Instead Guildford & Woking team as a Care Professional back in 2015 and has provided amazing care for some of our clients over the years. Her experience makes her a natural addition to our Field Care Supervisor team.

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Richard Woods

Job Title: Digital Marketing Officer

Rich was a Care Professional with us for over 2 years. Before working for Home Instead, he was a graphic designer for over 20 years and has come into the office to run our Advertising and Social Media campaigns. He loves his football and still tries to play on 5-a-side. In June 2025, he became our Digital Marketing Officer.

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Izzy Brown

Job Title: Care Coordinator

My name is Izzy, I joined Home Instead as a Care Professional in March last year and I absolutely loved visiting my regular clients. I have now moved into the office and work as a Care Coordinator, which I am also loving too. In my spare time I am kept busy by my little boy, we love going to the park and out for walks to see trains.

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Dawn Timms

Job Title: Care Coordinator Joined: 2025

Dawn works with Izzy getting the schedules ready for Care Professionals and Clients. A challenging job, but she is a natural.

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Cassidy Henderson

Job Title: Field Care Supervisor Joined: 2024

Cassidy is a vital part of the Care Team. She helps look after all our Care Professionals and Clients.

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Anna Frith

Job Title: Field Care Supervisor Joined: 2025

Anna is a vital part of the Care Team. She helps look after all our Care Professionals and Clients.

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Helen Cheer

Job Title: Recruitment Coordinator Joined: 2024

Helen is our Recruitment Coordinator making sure we have enough Care Professionals to look after our fantastic clients.

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Mandy Sonderen

Job Title: Compliance Supervisor

Mandy joined the team as a Care Professional and after being referred to us she then joined the office team as a Field Care Supervisor. As a member of the Field Care Supervisor team, Mandy is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day care of our clients. Mandy is now the Compliance Supervisor and makes sure all our paperwork and compliance is up to date.

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Michelle Murphy

Job Title: Front of House

Michelle joined Home instead as a Care Pro in June 2021, although she only lasted 24 hours as a Care Pro before being called into the office by Sarah Daly. This was to offer Michelle the opportunity to join our Scheduling department.


Michelle really enjoys the role whilst also looking after all the office plants. When not working Michelle enjoys time with her Dog, Liam who also likes to visit the office when he can. Michelle is now our Front of House and welcomes all our guests and Care Professionals when they come into the office.

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