Can West Sussex County Council fund a care home placement?

It can, where the needs assessment shows residential care is required and the financial assessment shows capital below the national upper threshold. Support is worked out on a sliding scale and the resident normally contributes from income as well. What happens to a property depends on who continues to live in it, and deferred payment arrangements exist where wealth is tied up in a house. Ask for the calculation in writing so the figures can be checked.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Crawley?

Contact West Sussex County Council and ask for an adult social care needs assessment. The request can come from the person needing care, from a relative or friend acting for them, or from a GP or hospital discharge team. There is no charge and savings do not affect the right to be assessed. The written outcome describes the support required and becomes the basis for choosing a home and for any funding decision.

How far ahead should a family start looking?

Earlier than feels necessary, because well regarded homes hold waiting lists and an emergency removes almost all choice. Starting in good time also lets the person concerned visit and give a view of their own. A calm order is to request the assessment, build a shortlist and visit while there is still time to reflect. If a hospital discharge is setting the pace, a short stay elsewhere can create room to choose properly.

Which care providers in Crawley are listed here?

Eighteen residential care homes in Crawley appear in this collection, each with its own profile on Care Assura. All are registered with the Care Quality Commission, the regulator that inspects and rates adult social care in England. Each profile carries the current published rating and links through to the inspection report behind it. Since most of the list shares a similar grade, the reports and the travelling distance tend to decide matters.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Crawley?

Ask how many carers are on duty by day and by night, and how long the present team has worked at the home. Ask how the day is organised and what is offered to a resident who would rather not join a group. Ask to see an example care plan and how residents and families help shape it. Then ask for the fee schedule in writing, with every chargeable extra listed.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a permanent home with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and company. A nursing home offers the same support and also employs registered nurses at all hours, so clinical care is given on the premises. The distinction is fixed by each provider's registration and limits who may be admitted. All the homes on this page are registered for residential care, so a continuing nursing need points towards a nursing registered home.

Care Homes in Crawley

Crawley has 19 CQC registered care homes. 13 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement. 10 of the 19 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Crawley at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Crawley, to help you judge the options below.

West Sussex County Council pays, residential care: £1,033 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,343 to £1,804, median £1,579
Care home beds filled across West Sussex: 85%. The 12 month average is 84%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 37. West Sussex average is 83.
People aged 75 and over: 7,700. Rising to 9,400 by 2035, up 22%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
Who pays, across West Sussex (estimate): 34% council, 51% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,100. Rising to 1,300 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 2,100. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 32%

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Planning and paying for a care home place in Crawley

Cost is usually the first worry and the last thing anyone explains properly. The order that helps is to establish what a person needs, in writing, and to treat the money as a separate question answered afterwards.

Requesting the assessment

Any adult who appears to need care and support has the right to a free assessment, whatever their savings and whether or not they expect to pay privately. A practitioner reviews washing and dressing, mobility, medication, meals, safety and isolation, then records what support is required. That written outcome shapes which homes will suit and underpins any later funding claim. Arrange it through West Sussex County Council adult social care, and ask for a carer's assessment in your own right if you have been providing support at home.

Who pays, and how much

A financial assessment then compares capital and income with the national thresholds. Above the upper threshold the placement is self funded. Below it the council contributes on a sliding calculation while the resident pays a share from income and keeps a protected personal allowance. Where a property is involved, the rules turn on who else lives there, and a deferred payment agreement can postpone a sale. Ask for the workings in writing.

Reading a fee quotation

Weekly fees differ between homes and between rooms within one home, according to size, outlook and the support needed. Ask for an itemised list of what is included and what is billed separately, such as hairdressing, chiropody, outings or escorted appointments. Ask how often fees are reviewed and what notice is given before a rise. Two similar looking figures can mean quite different things.

Choosing a home here and what to check

When most of the list is already Good

With one home rated Outstanding and fourteen rated Good, the published grade will not narrow this list very far. Three homes hold Requires Improvement, which is a prompt to read the report rather than to dismiss them outright. For the rest, the useful detail sits in the reports themselves: how the home recruits and keeps staff, what residents and relatives told inspectors, how medication is handled, and how recently the visit took place.

Registration against the need

All the providers listed are registered as residential care homes, offering a permanent home with personal care rather than nursing on site. Community health staff visit for particular tasks and that covers most circumstances. A continuing clinical need points instead to a nursing registered home. Ask each home what it does when a resident's needs increase, and whether anyone has had to move on because of it.

What only a visit will tell you

Arrange one visit and drop in unannounced for the second, at teatime rather than mid morning. Watch whether residents look comfortable and occupied, whether staff use people's names, and how long a call bell rings before it is answered. Ask how many carers are on at night, how long the team has been in post, and what the home does when somebody is unsettled in the early hours.

19 care homes in Crawley

The Acorns · 5a Walton Heath, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3UE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
The Acorns is a residential care home in Crawley, West Sussex, supporting adults with a learning disability, adults who are autistic and people with a physical disability. We work with younger adults and we also offer respite stays....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Paddocks · Paddock Cottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0HL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Alliance Home Care Limited
The Paddocks is a residential care home in Crawley supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, and we also offer respite stays. We are a small home and we work at the pace of the people who live here. Everyone has their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Greenways · Effingham Road, Crawley, Surrey, RH10 3HY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Adelaide Care Limited
We are Greenways, a residential care home in Crawley. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people managing a mental health condition, and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Brookmead · Rusper Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0HP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Peak 15 Ltd
Here at Brookmead, we provide residential care for a range of people in the heart of Crawley, West Sussex. Our home supports older adults, younger adults, and individuals living with a learning disability or autism, and we also offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Jane House · Effingham Road, Crawley, Surrey, RH10 3HZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Adelaide Care Limited
Jane House is a residential care home in Crawley. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with mental health needs and people with a visual or hearing impairment, including younger adults. We also offer...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Oaks · 20 Normanhurst Close, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1YL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Alliance Home Care Limited
The Oaks is a residential care home in Crawley, West Sussex, for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We are a home rather than a facility, and the difference shows in the ordinary things. People have their own rooms and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Burleys Wood · Furnace Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6JE
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Shaw Healthcare Limited
Burleys Wood provides residential and nursing care in Crawley, West Sussex. We support older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults with nursing needs. Respite stays are available for shorter...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cabot House · 62 Brighton Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6SX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pathway Healthcare Ltd
Here at Cabot House, we provide residential care for people in the heart of Crawley, West Sussex. Our home supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities, and we also welcome younger adults who need a place...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Brownrigg · Borers Arms Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3LH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Alliance Home Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Crawley, West Sussex, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays where a short break is what is needed rather than a permanent move. What we are running is a house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Deerswood Lodge · Ifield Green, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0HG
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Shaw Healthcare Limited
Deerswood Lodge is a residential care home in Crawley, West Sussex, providing care for older people, including residents living with dementia, along with support for younger adults and respite stays. We want the day to belong to the people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Greensleeves Care Home · 15-21 Perryfield Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8AA
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Alchemy Care (Greensleeves) Limited
Greensleeves Care Home is a residential care home in Crawley, West Sussex. We look after older people who need help through the day, including many living with dementia, people who have managed a mental health condition for years, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Oak House · 193 Weald Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6NZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Oak House is a residential care home in Crawley, West Sussex. We support older people, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. We plan...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Little Smugglers · Snow Hill, Crawley Down, West Sussex, RH10 3EF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
We at Little Smugglers are proud to offer specialist residential care in the peaceful village setting of Crawley Down, West Sussex. Our home provides a supportive place to live for younger adults with learning disabilities and autism,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Park Lodge Care Solutions · 24 Goffs Park Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Park Lodge Solutions Limited
Park Lodge is a residential care home in Crawley supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, and we offer respite stays. We keep the house small and settled on purpose. The people who live here know each other and know the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Queens Lodge · 2-4 Goffs Park Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Outreach 3-Way
Queens Lodge is a residential care home in Crawley, West Sussex. We are home to adults who need support with everyday life, including people with a learning disability and autistic people, and we also welcome guests for shorter respite...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Orchards · 49 Three Bridges Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1JJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
The Orchards is a residential care home in Crawley supporting younger adults, including people who have a learning disability, autistic people and people with a physical disability. The people who live here have their own routines,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ellwood Place Dementia Care Home · Ifield Park, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0JE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by QH IP Ltd
Ellwood Place Dementia Care Home is in Crawley, West Sussex. Dementia care is not a wing of this home, it is what the whole place is built around, and we think that focus is what allows us to do it properly. What that means in practice is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Woodroffe Benton House · Ifield Park, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0JE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by QH IP Ltd
Here at Woodroffe Benton House, we provide residential and dementia care for older people in the heart of Crawley, West Sussex. We are a care home that takes our responsibilities seriously, and we work hard every day to make sure the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Tushmore Lane · 28 Tushmore Lane, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 8JJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
We are a residential care home on Tushmore Lane in Crawley, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Respite stays are part of what we do. We are a small household and that is the point of us. Everybody is properly...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care

What care costs in West Sussex, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 14 West Sussex homes. Median £1,579.	£1,033	£1,343 to £1,804
Nursing care South East figure, because too few West Sussex homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.	£1,125	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few West Sussex homes publish this price. 82 homes. Median £1,709.	Not published separately	£1,571 to £1,942
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few West Sussex homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,975 to £2,226

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

The Paddocks, 10 August 2026, Good
Deerswood Lodge, 17 June 2026, Outstanding
Burleys Wood, 27 May 2026, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

The Oaks, 5 March 2019, Good
Brownrigg, 5 February 2020, Good
Queens Lodge, 10 March 2020, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Crawley

How many care homes are there in Crawley?

Crawley has 19 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 13 Good, 4 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Crawley?

West Sussex County Council pays an average of £1,033 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,343 to £1,804 a week. Middle half of prices from 14 West Sussex homes. Median £1,579. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Crawley were inspected most recently?

The Paddocks (10 August 2026), Deerswood Lodge (17 June 2026) and Burleys Wood (27 May 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.