Care Homes in St. Leonards-on-sea
St. Leonards-on-sea has 10 CQC registered care homes. 10 are rated Good. 6 of the 10 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
St. Leonards-on-sea at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in St. Leonards-on-sea, to help you judge the options below.
- East Sussex County Council pays, residential care: £929 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809, median £1,600
- Care home beds filled across East Sussex: 83%. The 12 month average is 83%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 133. East Sussex average is 88.
- People aged 75 and over: 9,700. Rising to 11,300 by 2035, up 17%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed
- Who pays, across East Sussex (estimate): 33% council, 47% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,300. Rising to 1,600 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,500. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 50%
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What Residential Care in St. Leonards-on-sea Involves and What to Look For
Living in a care home means giving up the parts of daily life that have stopped being manageable while holding on to as much as possible of everything else. In practice that covers help with washing and dressing, medicines given on time, meals prepared and shared, and staff present through the night. Ten residential care homes match this search, and because every one of them is rated Good, the work of choosing is about fit rather than about weeding out the unsuitable.
Reading Behind a Shared Rating
A Good rating is reached on findings about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership, and two homes can arrive there by quite different routes. One may be praised for activities and gentle routines, another for medicines management and record keeping, so the body of each report is worth more than the word on its cover. Eight of the ten listings here are EVHM LLP registrations at separate addresses across the town, alongside Oak View and Streatfeild House. Registrations of that kind are often set up around a specific group of people, so check who a home is designed to support before going further.
What to Notice on a Visit
Come around a mealtime, when a home is busiest and least able to present a tidied version of itself. Listen to how staff speak to residents, look at whether people are occupied or simply waiting, and time how long a call bell rings before it is answered. Ask how many permanent staff work a shift, how much agency cover is used across a week, and how long the manager has been in post. Continuity of staff shapes the texture of daily life far more than furnishings or a recent redecoration ever could. Ask too what the home does when a resident is unsettled, because the answer says a great deal about how it is led.
Getting an Assessment and Funding Care in St. Leonards-on-sea
The Care Needs Assessment
East Sussex County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out a care needs assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. The assessment is free, open to anyone who appears to need support, and quite separate from the question of who eventually pays. An assessor looks at daily routine, mobility, medicines, memory and risk, then records what level of support would meet those needs. A relative already providing care can request an assessment of their own situation alongside it, which is worth doing before things reach breaking point.
Fees and Funded Support
A financial assessment accompanies the needs assessment and takes account of savings, income and, for most permanent placements, the value of a property. Those above the threshold pay the fee the home quotes, while those below it receive a contribution at a rate the council sets. Fees differ between the homes listed here and reflect room size, the level of care agreed and what is included beyond meals and accommodation. Ask what sits outside the weekly figure, and ask what would happen if savings fell below the threshold after a few years, because a clear answer now spares a much harder conversation later.
10 care homes in St. Leonards-on-sea
- EVHM LLP - 51 Chapel Park Road · 51 Chapel Park Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 6JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
Our home at 51 Chapel Park Road in St Leonards on Sea is a small residential care home. We support adults with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults, alongside older people who need residential care. Because the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - EVHM LLP - 24 Tower Road West · 24 Tower Road West, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN38 0RG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
24 Tower Road West is a small residential care home in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism alongside older people who need residential care. Because the house is small, it can be shaped...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Oak View · Bridgewater House, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 7HA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Here at Oak View, we provide residential care for adults in the heart of St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex. We support people with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities and younger adults who need a little extra help with day...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - EVHM LLP - 6 High Beech Close · 6 High Beech Close, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 7TT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
6 High Beech Close is a small residential home in St Leonards on Sea. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays. Being small is the point. This...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - EVHM LLP - 1 Johnson Close · 1 Johnson Close, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 7BG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
1 Johnson Close is a small residential care home in St Leonards on Sea. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, older people who need residential care, and younger adults, and the size of the house is central to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - EVHM LLP - 19 Alexandra Road · 19 Alexandra Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 6LD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
19 Alexandra Road in St Leonards on Sea is a small residential care home supporting older people and adults living with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults. Being small is the point of the place. With only a few...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - EVHM LLP - 51a Chapel Park Road · 51a Chapel Park Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 6JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
51a Chapel Park Road is a residential care home in St Leonards on Sea supporting older people, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Having that mix living together works better than people sometimes...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - EVHM LLP - 5 High Beech Close · 5 High Beech Close, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 7TT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
5 High Beech Close is a small residential home in St Leonards on Sea. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults and older people, and we offer respite stays. Being small is the point. This...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - EVHM LLP - 25 Alexandra Road · 25 Alexandra Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 6LD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by EVHM LLP
25 Alexandra Road is a small residential care home in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism alongside older people who need residential care. Because the house is small, it can be shaped...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Streatfeild House · Cornfield Terrace, St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN37 6JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by LWT Health Care Limited
Streatfeild House is a residential care home in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex. We support older people and younger adults, and the people who live here have a wide range of needs. We care for residents living with dementia, residents...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
What care costs in East Sussex, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care South East figure, because too few East Sussex homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. | £929 | £1,500 to £1,809 |
| Nursing care South East figure, because too few East Sussex homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933. | £994 | £1,617 to £2,080 |
| Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few East 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 East 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
- EVHM LLP - 24 Tower Road West, 5 August 2026, Good
- EVHM LLP - 6 High Beech Close, 28 May 2026, Good
- EVHM LLP - 25 Alexandra Road, 8 April 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- EVHM LLP - 1 Johnson Close, 18 July 2019, Good
- Streatfeild House, 6 January 2022, Good
- Oak View, 2 March 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in St. Leonards-on-sea
How many care homes are there in St. Leonards-on-sea?
St. Leonards-on-sea has 10 CQC registered care homes: 10 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in St. Leonards-on-sea?
East Sussex County Council pays an average of £929 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809 a week. South East figure, because too few East Sussex homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. 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 St. Leonards-on-sea were inspected most recently?
EVHM LLP - 24 Tower Road West (5 August 2026), EVHM LLP - 6 High Beech Close (28 May 2026) and EVHM LLP - 25 Alexandra Road (8 April 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.