Care home · Worthing
Care for Veterans
Typical fee here £1,660–£2,030 a week Estimate
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- Boundary Road, Worthing, BN11 4LJ
- Run by
- Care for Veterans
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1072334)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 60 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on careforveterans.org.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Victoria Claire Strange
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1998 (28 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03646570)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Apr 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-124984568
An overview of Care for Veterans
Care for Veterans is a CQC-registered nursing home in Worthing. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2023). It is one of 67 CQC-registered care homes in and around Worthing; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2015
- Jul 2017
- Apr 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 6 April 2023
- CQC inspection report 13 July 2017
- CQC inspection report 30 January 2015
- Inspection report 3 December 2013
- Inspection report 23 April 2013
- Inspection report 5 January 2012
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 17 August 2026 by Worthing. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Care for Veterans"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Heene
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- 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)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 44 stops within 600 m
- Railway station West Worthing, 920 m (12 min walk)
- GP surgery Heene Road Surgery, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Park Heene Terrace Gardens, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Café Cafheene 2 Go, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Emmanuel URC, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Library Worthing Library, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
What the ratings tell you
Care for Veterans has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
Around Worthing
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Abi House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (6 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
12 of the 24 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 (7 min), a shop (3 min), a park (5 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The inspection, summarised
- One person said, "They have very good staff who are well-trained.
- People's risks, including environmental risks, were identified, assessed and managed by staff who knew how to support people safely.
- Staffing levels were sufficient to meet people's needs.
- People received their medicines as prescribed and medicines were managed safely.
Inspected 22 February 2023; report published 6 April 2023; supporting 60 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate Care for Veterans at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
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.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask West Sussex Council for a free care needs assessment.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Care for Veterans over the years
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 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.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 6 April 2023.
Ownership and company checks
Care for Veterans is run by Care For Veterans (company 03646570), incorporated in 1998, 12 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
The five key questions
- Safe267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led233 of 317 in West Sussex
As rated by CQC, published 6 April 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Care for Veterans yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2023) is more recent than 55% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 60 beds it is larger than 84% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 64% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in West Sussex. Source: CQC register, 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
Care for Veterans: common questions
- Does Care for Veterans support people with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is Care for Veterans rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How recent is Care for Veterans's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 6 April 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Care for Veterans registered with CQC?
- Care for Veterans is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-124984568) and was rated Good overall in April 2023.
- How much does care from Care for Veterans cost?
- We don't have published prices from Care for Veterans yet. 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.
- How many residents can Care for Veterans take?
- CQC registers Care for Veterans for 60 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- What services is Care for Veterans registered for?
- Care for Veterans is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Care for Veterans based?
- It is at Boundary Road, Worthing, BN11 4LJ.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.