Care home · Seaford
Westerleigh Nursing Home
Typical fee here £1,660–£2,030 a week Estimate
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- 18 Corsica Road, Seaford, BN25 1BD
- Run by
- Regency Medicine Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 30 (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
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- David Anthony Briant
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1998 (28 years), accounts up to date (Companies House SC189762)
- Last CQC check
- 22 Jul 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-110303703
Introducing Westerleigh Nursing Home
Westerleigh Nursing Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Seaford, run by Regency Medicine Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2019). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Seaford; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Costs to expect
We estimate Westerleigh 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.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
East Sussex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 17 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Seaford Head Retirement Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (5 of the nearest 25).
18 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Seaford South 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 park (7 min) and a café (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
Westerleigh Nursing Home is run by Regency Medicine Ltd. (company SC189762), incorporated in 1998, 12 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Track record
Westerleigh Nursing Home has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 22 July 2021.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe229 of 261 in East Sussex
- Effective247 of 261 in East Sussex
- Caring253 of 261 in East Sussex
- Responsive238 of 261 in East Sussex
- Well-led84 of 261 in East Sussex
Source: CQC, published 26 October 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in East Sussex share it.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
Reading Westerleigh Nursing Home's CQC ratings
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across East Sussex, 84 of 261 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (32%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Westerleigh Nursing Home provides nursing and personal care to older people who may have a physical disability.
- There were 26 people living in the home when we visited, they had a range of personal and nursing needs and some were living with a dementia.
- The home facilitated visiting in line with the government guidelines.
- There was a visiting procedure and charter that had been shared with relatives and people's representatives.
Inspected 2 July 2021; report published 22 July 2021; supporting 30 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2016
- Oct 2019
- Jul 2021
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 22 July 2021
- CQC inspection report 26 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 22 November 2016
- Inspection report 11 December 2013
- Inspection report 29 March 2013
- Inspection report 31 May 2012
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 19 May 2026 by Lewes. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Westerleigh Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Seaford South
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewes
- NHS planning area
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN25 (18)
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Within walking distance
- Railway station Seaford, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- GP surgery Seaford Podiatry, 820 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy L. Cameron & Son, 870 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Premier, 820 m (10 min walk)
- Park 580 m (7 min walk)
- Café Lola & Bonpa's Cafe, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship Life Church Seaford, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Library Seaford Library, 990 m (12 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Family reviews
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How Westerleigh Nursing Home compares
- Rated Good. Across East Sussex, 85% of the 261 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2019) is more recent than 17% of care home ratings in East Sussex.
- With 30 beds it is larger than 60% of care homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 64% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in East Sussex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (32% of care homes in East Sussex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in East Sussex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Similar care homes near Seaford, rated recently
- Seaford Head Retirement HomeOct 2026
- Maldon HouseJun 2025
- Clifden House Dementia Care CentreAug 2025
Questions about Westerleigh Nursing Home
- What type of care does Westerleigh Nursing Home provide?
- Westerleigh Nursing Home is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Westerleigh Nursing Home?
- It is at 18 Corsica Road, Seaford, BN25 1BD.
- Is Westerleigh Nursing Home a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-110303703 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in October 2019.
- Is Westerleigh Nursing Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When did CQC last rate Westerleigh Nursing Home?
- 26 October 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How big is Westerleigh Nursing Home?
- Westerleigh Nursing Home is registered for up to 30 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who runs Westerleigh Nursing Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Regency Medicine Ltd.
- How much does care from Westerleigh Nursing Home cost?
- Westerleigh Nursing Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Westerleigh Nursing Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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