Maplehurst Nursing Home

The company behind Maplehurst Nursing Home

Maplehurst Nursing Home is run by Woodcote Care Ltd (company 08518098), incorporated in 2013.

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 nursing care.

Track record

CQC registration dates from October 2013, so the service has been operating for around 13 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2015–2018), starting at Outstanding and staying Outstanding every time.

At 8 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.

CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 25 January 2018.

The ratings in context

Area by area, Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding.

Across West Sussex, 1 of 317 rated care homes are Outstanding for Safe (0%), while 3 of 317 rated care homes are Outstanding for Effective (1%), while 14 of 317 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (4%), while 13 of 317 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (4%), while 14 of 317 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (4%).

The report's Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.

Costs to expect

We estimate Maplehurst Nursing Home 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.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), West Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

Choice nearby

There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Birchwood Grove, under 0.5 miles away.

22 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 shop (5 min), a park (3 min), a café (5 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.