Care home · Worthing
St Mary's Residential Care Home
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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- 14 Westbrooke, Worthing, BN11 1RF
- Run by
- QH St Mary's Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on worthingcarehome.com)
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on worthingcarehome.com)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2019 (6 years)
- Part of
- Qualitas Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Michelle Anne Lecheminant
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11939391)
- Last CQC check
- 14 May 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-7899072049
About this home
St Mary's Residential Care Home in Worthing is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by QH St Mary's Ltd. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (May 2022). It is one of 67 CQC-registered care homes in and around Worthing; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Key points from CQC's visit
- People were protected from avoidable harm as risks to people's health and safety were identified and assessed.
- People and their relatives said they felt safe and were cared for by staff who knew them well.
- A person said, "I do feel safe, it's a very nice home." Medicines were managed safely, and people received their medicines as prescribed.
- People were protected from the risk of abuse and staff were aware of their safeguarding responsibilities and how to report concerns.
Inspected 28 March 2022; report published 14 May 2022; supporting 25 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The company behind St Mary's Residential Care Home
St Mary's Residential Care Home is run by Qh St Mary's Limited (company 11939391), incorporated in 2019.
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 residential care for older and disabled people.
It trades under the Qualitas Healthcare brand, which covers 5 services run by 5 registered providers.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2016
- Jul 2019
- Sep 2020
- May 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 14 May 2022
- CQC inspection report 26 September 2020
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 5 August 2026 by Worthing. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "St Mary's Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Central
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN11 (56)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 34 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Worthing, 640 m (8 min walk)
- GP surgery Shelley Surgery, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Trident News, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Park Amelia Park, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Café Brosis Cafe, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Worthing Spiritualist Church, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Library Worthing Library, 250 m (3 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- 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
From CQC's latest report, published 14 May 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
How long it has been running
Registered in November 2019, it has 6 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good and improving to Good.
At 4 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
2 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 14 May 2022.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for St Mary's Residential Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
What it may cost
We estimate St Mary's Residential Care Home at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from West Sussex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
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 Fernbank Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (8 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
14 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% 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 (3 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (8 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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St Mary's Residential Care Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2022) is more recent than 38% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 27 beds it is smaller than 51% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 27% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 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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Questions about St Mary's Residential Care Home
- How big is St Mary's Residential Care Home?
- CQC registers St Mary's Residential Care Home for 27 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Which provider runs St Mary's Residential Care Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is QH St Mary's Ltd.
- How much does St Mary's Residential Care Home charge?
- No fee list from St Mary's Residential Care Home has reached us. 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.
- How is St Mary's Residential Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For St Mary's Residential Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What kind of care can St Mary's Residential Care Home offer?
- Registration for St Mary's Residential Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is St Mary's Residential Care Home?
- It is at 14 Westbrooke, Worthing, BN11 1RF.
- Is St Mary's Residential Care Home a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-7899072049 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in May 2022.
- Is St Mary's Residential Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate St Mary's Residential Care Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 14 May 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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