Yewtree Care Limited t/a Yewtree Nursing Home

Who runs it

Yewtree Care Limited t/a Yewtree Nursing Home is run by Yew Tree Care Limited (company 04283031), incorporated in 2001, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other human health activities.

Yew Tree Care Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

How long it has been running

Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 7 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 22 June 2023.

The local picture

There are 20 other care homes within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Warmere Court, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).

7 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Yapton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (1 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (6 min), a park (5 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

What it may cost

We estimate Yewtree Care Limited t/a Yewtree Nursing Home at £1,650–£2,010 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£105k.

Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from West Sussex Council after a needs and financial assessment.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

For Yewtree Care Limited t/a Yewtree Nursing Home, Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.

Across West Sussex, 49 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (15%), while 25 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (8%), while 9 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (3%), while 18 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (6%), while 70 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).

The Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.