Homewood

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 24 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Sutton Court Associates Limited - 17 Shakespeare Road, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (6 of the nearest 25).

11 of the 25 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 20% 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (5 min), a park (2 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (8 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Who runs it

Homewood is run by Sutton Court Associates Limited (company 04937410), incorporated in 2003, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is nursing care.

Sutton Court Associates Limited runs 5 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (60%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.

All 5 are in West Sussex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Costs to expect

We estimate Homewood 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.

Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.

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.

Track record

Homewood has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2017–2023), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.

At 3 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.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 8 February 2023.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

Area by area, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across West Sussex, 25 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (8%), while 70 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).

The Effective and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.