Home care agency · Worthing
Direct Support Professionals
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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- 146 Ham Road, Worthing, BN11 2QS
- Run by
- Sutton Court Associates Limited (5 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- October 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Sarah-Jane Richards Mahendranatsingh Ramdin
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2003 (23 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04937410)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Jan 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-4352894748
About Direct Support Professionals
Direct Support Professionals is a CQC-registered home care agency in Worthing, run by Sutton Court Associates Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (January 2019). It is one of 61 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Worthing; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is GoodOaks Homecare - Sussex South, 0.7 miles away.
15 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Selden ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Direct Support Professionals at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
West Sussex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
The registered provider
Direct Support Professionals is run by Sutton Court Associates Limited (company 04937410), incorporated in 2003, 13 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.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from October 2017, so the service has been operating for around 9 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from January 2019.
It has gone 7 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
Ratings over time
- Jan 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 8 January 2019
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Selden
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Integrated care board
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BN11 (20)
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From the latest CQC inspection
- The inspection took place on 3 December 2018 and was announced.
- When services register they are assessed to check they are likely to be safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
- It is registered to provide personal care to people with a learning disability and/or other types of disability, including autism, living in their own homes or specialist housing.
- A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service.
Inspected 3 December 2018; report published 8 January 2019. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Reading Direct Support Professionals's CQC ratings
Direct Support Professionals has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 119 of the 147 other agencies in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe135 of 148 in West Sussex
- Effective137 of 148 in West Sussex
- Caring139 of 148 in West Sussex
- Responsive134 of 148 in West Sussex
- Well-led120 of 148 in West Sussex
Source: CQC, published 8 January 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in West Sussex share it.
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How Direct Support Professionals compares
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 94% of the 146 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 8% of agency ratings in West Sussex.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 67% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in West Sussex lists 6.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in West Sussex (Oct 2026).
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Worthing: home care agencies inspected recently
- Kardinal Healthcare LtdSep 2025 · 1.1 miles
- GoodOaks Homecare - Sussex SouthApr 2026 · 1.6 miles
- SCC Agency Ltd (trading as South Coast Care)Apr 2025 · 1.7 miles
Questions about Direct Support Professionals
- What is Direct Support Professionals's address?
- 146 Ham Road, Worthing, BN11 2QS is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
- Is Direct Support Professionals regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Direct Support Professionals is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-4352894748) and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
- Does Direct Support Professionals support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- When did CQC last rate Direct Support Professionals?
- The latest rating is dated 8 January 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What type of care does Direct Support Professionals provide?
- Registration for Direct Support Professionals covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Which provider runs Direct Support Professionals?
- CQC lists Sutton Court Associates Limited as the provider responsible for Direct Support Professionals.
- What are Direct Support Professionals's fees?
- Direct Support Professionals's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs £28–£38 an hour (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Direct Support Professionals rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Direct Support Professionals: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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