Care home · Steyning

Croft Meadow

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 29 September 2022 Rating 4 years old

Typical fee here £1,660–£2,030 a week Estimate

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Address
Tanyard Lane, Steyning, BN44 3RJ
Run by
Shaw Healthcare Limited (17 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
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
Registered with CQC
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Carmen Camelia Flueras
Company check
Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05133946)
Last CQC check
29 Sep 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

More in Bramber: Care homes in Bramber (31) · Best rated care homes in Bramber · Care homes for dementia care in Bramber · Care homes for elderly care in Bramber · Care homes for care for adults under 65 in Bramber

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-134889255

The service in brief

Croft Meadow is a CQC-registered nursing home in Steyning, run by Shaw Healthcare Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (September 2022). It is one of 31 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bramber; 24 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Rating history

  1. Mar 2016 Good
  2. Mar 2019 Requires improvement
  3. Jul 2019 Inadequate
  4. Nov 2019 Requires improvement
  5. Mar 2021 Inspected but not rated
  6. Sep 2022 Good
  7. Today Rating 4 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC reports

Food safety inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 2 December 2025 by Horsham. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Croft Meadow"). Open Government Licence.

Area and map

Ward
Steyning & Ashurst
Parliamentary constituency
Arundel and South Downs
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England

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Close by

  • Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
  • GP surgery Steyning Health Centre, 90 m (1 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Paydens, 70 m (1 min walk)
  • Shop Budgens, 130 m (2 min walk)
  • Park 410 m (5 min walk)
  • Café Victoria's Sponge, 100 m (1 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Andrew & St Cuthman, 360 m (4 min walk)
  • Library Steyning Library, 300 m (4 min walk)

Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.

Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).

From the latest CQC inspection

  • Since the last inspection the registered manager, deputy manager and staff had made improvements which had raised the quality and standard of care people received.
  • Systems to ensure effective oversight and governance of the home had been revised, embedded and sustained in daily practice.
  • People experienced person-centred care from staff who knew them well, had been appropriately trained and were competent in their role.
  • People were protected from avoidable harm as risks to people's health and safety were identified, assessed and mitigated.

Inspected 25 August 2022; report published 29 September 2022; supporting 60 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

What the ratings tell you

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Croft Meadow: 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.

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeGood267 of 317 in West Sussex
  • EffectiveGood289 of 317 in West Sussex
  • CaringGood294 of 317 in West Sussex
  • ResponsiveGood286 of 317 in West Sussex
  • Well-ledGood233 of 317 in West Sussex

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 29 September 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.

History with CQC

Croft Meadow has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.

CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 2 times, and is now Good.

4 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.

The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 29 September 2022.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Croft Meadow 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.

Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.

West Sussex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

Ownership and company checks

Croft Meadow is run by Shaw Healthcare Limited (company 05133946), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.

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.

Shaw Healthcare Limited runs 17 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 14 of the 17 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (82%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

12 of its services are in West Sussex.

It trades under the Shaw Healthcare brand, which covers 40 services run by 7 registered providers.

Needs it is registered to meet

Taken from its CQC registration.

How it fits locally

There is 1 other care home within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Valerie Manor, 1.8 miles away.

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

It sits in Steyning & Ashurst ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (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 GP surgery (1 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (2 min), a park (5 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

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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 (September 2022) is more recent than 46% 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 2010: it has been registered longer than 82% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.

Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in West Sussex (Oct 2026).

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Croft Meadow questions answered

Where is Croft Meadow?
It is at Tanyard Lane, Steyning, BN44 3RJ.
Is Croft Meadow regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Registered, yes: location 1-134889255 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in September 2022.
What type of care does Croft Meadow provide?
Croft Meadow is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
Does Croft Meadow support people with dementia?
Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
When did CQC last rate Croft Meadow?
29 September 2022 is when the current rating was published, 4 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
How many beds does Croft Meadow have?
Croft Meadow has 60 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
Which provider runs Croft Meadow?
On CQC's register the provider is Shaw Healthcare Limited.
What are Croft Meadow's fees?
Croft Meadow has not published its fees 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.
Is Croft Meadow rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.

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