Care home · Worthing
Caer Gwent
Typical fee here £1,650–£2,010 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Caer Gwent- Address
- Downview Road, Worthing, BN11 4TA
- Run by
- Guild Care (4 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1044658)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 61 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Clare Marguerita Feest
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1995 (31 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03021390)
- Last CQC check
- 22 Jun 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,650–£2,010 a week for nursing care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-122335513
About this home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Caer Gwent is based in Worthing, run by Guild Care. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (June 2022). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 67 CQC-registered care homes in and around Worthing; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across West Sussex, 49 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (15%), while 70 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Ratings over time
- Feb 2016
- Apr 2017
- Feb 2020
- Jun 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 22 June 2022
- CQC inspection report 25 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 25 April 2017
- CQC inspection report 19 February 2016
- Inspection report 18 February 2014
- Inspection report 8 June 2013
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 6 June 2025 by Worthing. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Connect Catering at Caer Gwent Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Heene
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN11 (56)
Bigger map · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearby
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 34 stops within 600 m
- Railway station West Worthing, 460 m (6 min walk)
- GP surgery Heene Road Surgery, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy McCormick Vantage Pharmacy, 850 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Tarring Off-Licence, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Park Victoria Park, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Café Flamingo, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship St Botolph, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Library Worthing Library, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Inspection findings in brief
- These were immediately removed and replaced by the registered nurse on duty.
- Other aspects of medicines management were managed safely and people received their medicines as prescribed.
- People's risks were identified and assessed, with guidance for staff on how to mitigate risks.
- Overall, the home provided a safe, physical environment.
Inspected 29 April 2022; report published 22 June 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The five key questions
- Safe49 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led70 of 317 in West Sussex
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 22 June 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
How long it has been running
Caer Gwent has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 22 June 2022.
The company behind Caer Gwent
Caer Gwent is run by Guild Care (company 03021390), incorporated in 1995, 15 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 8 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Guild Care runs 4 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (75%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in West Sussex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Tenby House, under 0.5 miles away.
19 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Heene ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least 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 (3 min), a shop (4 min), a park (7 min), a café (5 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate Caer Gwent 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.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
West Sussex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
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Where Caer Gwent stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2022) is more recent than 41% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 61 beds it is larger than 86% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 72% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (15% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here); Well-led (22% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in West Sussex (Oct 2026).
Other care homes close by
Guides for families
Other care homes near Worthing with recent ratings
- ChantryJun 2025
- Tenby HouseJun 2026
- Pentlands Nursing HomeSep 2026
What families ask about Caer Gwent
- Is Caer Gwent registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-122335513 and was rated Requires improvement overall in June 2022.
- Where is Caer Gwent?
- It is at Downview Road, Worthing, BN11 4TA.
- What type of care does Caer Gwent provide?
- Caer Gwent is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When did CQC last rate Caer Gwent?
- 22 June 2022 is when the current rating was published, 4 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Caer Gwent registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Which provider runs Caer Gwent?
- The registered provider is Guild Care, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Caer Gwent take?
- Caer Gwent can take up to 61 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How is Caer Gwent rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Caer Gwent: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What are Caer Gwent's fees?
- No fee list from Caer Gwent has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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