Care home · Worthing
Abi House
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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- 10 St Michael's Road, Worthing, BN11 4SD
- Run by
- Independent Lifestyles Support Services LLP (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home, Rehabilitation (illness/injury)
- Beds
- 7 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- May 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Shannon Kayleigh Borrill
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House OC325692)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Jun 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. 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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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-148448431
About this home
Abi House is a CQC-registered residential care home in Worthing, run by Independent Lifestyles Support Services LLP. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (June 2025). It is one of 67 CQC-registered care homes in and around Worthing; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
Percentage scores by area
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Abi House scores 74%.
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 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- 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 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- 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
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 24 April 2025, published 13 June 2025 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Rating history
- Mar 2017
- Oct 2019
- Feb 2022
- Mar 2023
- Jun 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 24 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 15 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 24 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 1 March 2017
- Inspection report 12 November 2014
- Inspection report 14 December 2013
Map and area details
- Ward
- Heene
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- 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 50 m (1 min walk) · 37 stops within 600 m
- Railway station West Worthing, 860 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery Heene Road Surgery, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Paydens, 870 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Park Victoria Park, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Café Cafheene 2 Go, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Emmanuel URC, 0 m (1 min walk)
- Library Worthing Library, 980 m (12 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).
What the ratings tell you
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 Effective at 75% and its lowest is Caring at 70%, averaging 74% overall.
History with CQC
Abi House has been registered with CQC since May 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2017–2025), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 24 March 2023.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective75% score289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring70% score294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive75% score286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led75% score233 of 317 in West Sussex
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 13 June 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
How it fits locally
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 Grasmere Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
5 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 (5 min), a shop (4 min), a park (6 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The inspection, summarised
- Abi house is a 'care home' that provides care and support to people with a learning disability and autistic people.
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
- Activity started on 1 May 2025 and ended on 13 May 2025.
- People and relatives told us they felt safe and enjoyed their lives.
Inspected 27 February 2023; report published 24 March 2023. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Abi House at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask West Sussex Council for a free care needs assessment.
Ownership and company checks
Abi House is run by Independent Lifestyles Support Services Llp (company OC325692), incorporated in 2007, 4 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Independent Lifestyles Support Services LLP runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in West Sussex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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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 (June 2025) is more recent than 74% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 7 beds it is smaller than 89% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 49% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 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.
Closest alternatives
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- ChantryJun 2025
- Tenby HouseJun 2026
- Pentlands Nursing HomeSep 2026
Quick answers about Abi House
- Is Abi House registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When was Abi House last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 13 June 2025, 1 year ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- What is Abi House's address?
- It is at 10 St Michael's Road, Worthing, BN11 4SD.
- Is Abi House a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-148448431 and was rated Good overall in June 2025.
- What type of care does Abi House provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes, rehabilitation (illness/injury). Ask Abi House how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What are Abi House's fees?
- Abi House hasn't shared a price list with 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 did Abi House score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Abi House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How many residents can Abi House take?
- CQC registers Abi House for 7 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Abi House?
- CQC lists Independent Lifestyles Support Services LLP as the provider responsible for Abi House.
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