Care home · Worthing
Longacre Care Home Limited
Typical fee here £1,660–£2,030 a week Estimate
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- 12-14 Chute Way, High Salvington, Worthing, BN13 3EA
- Run by
- Longacre Care Home Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home, Hospice, Long-term conditions
- Beds
- 30 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- March 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Diane Thorp
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06237293)
- Last CQC check
- 13 May 2026
- 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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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-183938359
About this home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Longacre Care Home Limited is based in Worthing. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2026). It is one of 67 CQC-registered care homes in and around Worthing; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Corner House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (7 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
2 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Salvington ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 pharmacy (9 min), a shop (8 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
Costs to expect
We estimate Longacre Care Home Limited 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.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from West Sussex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Track record
CQC registration dates from March 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 20 November 2018.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective75% score289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring75% score294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive79% score286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led79% score233 of 317 in West Sussex
Source: CQC, published 13 May 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Responsive at 79% and its lowest is Safe at 75%, averaging 77% overall.
Percentage scores by area
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, Longacre Care Home Limited scores 77%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 79%
- Person-centred Care4 · Exceptional
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 79%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders4 · Exceptional
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 29 January 2026, published 13 May 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
Rating history
- Apr 2016
- Nov 2018
- May 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 20 November 2018
- CQC inspection report 15 April 2016
- Inspection report 24 July 2014
- Inspection report 8 June 2013
- Inspection report 19 January 2013
- Inspection report 12 December 2012
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 October 2025 by Worthing. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Longacre Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Salvington
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN13 (13)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 200 m (3 min walk) · 28 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Lime Tree Surgery, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Kamsons Pharmacy, 710 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Salvington Food Centre, 670 m (8 min walk)
- Park Blue Park, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship St Michael's, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Library Durrington Library, 690 m (9 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What inspectors found
- The assessment took place between 17 February 2026 to 12 March 2026.
- On the day of our visit, the service was supporting 26 people.
- The service demonstrated a strong commitment to delivering person-centred care.
- People were supported in a safe, caring, and respectful environment, with a clear focus on maintaining their dignity, independence, and quality of life.
Inspected 29 October 2018; report published 20 November 2018. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
Longacre Care Home Limited is run by Longacre Care Home Limited (company 06237293), incorporated in 2007, 3 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Family reviews
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How Longacre Care Home Limited compares
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2026) is more recent than 87% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 30 beds it is larger than 52% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 50% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in West Sussex, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Longacre Care Home Limited
- Is Longacre Care Home Limited regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Longacre Care Home Limited as a care home, location ID 1-183938359 and was rated Good overall in May 2026.
- When did CQC last rate Longacre Care Home Limited?
- The latest rating is dated 13 May 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is Longacre Care Home Limited rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Longacre Care Home Limited: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Is Longacre Care Home Limited registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Where is Longacre Care Home Limited?
- It is at 12-14 Chute Way, High Salvington, Worthing, BN13 3EA.
- What type of care does Longacre Care Home Limited provide?
- Longacre Care Home Limited is registered with CQC for: nursing homes, hospice, long-term conditions. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How big is Longacre Care Home Limited?
- Longacre Care Home Limited is registered for up to 30 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How much does care from Longacre Care Home Limited cost?
- Longacre Care Home Limited's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
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