Question 1

Which care homes are available in Worthing?

Accepted Answer

Fifty five registered residential care homes match this search, and all of them are listed on this page. Each is registered with the Care Quality Commission, and each entry links to a profile showing its registration details and published rating where one exists. One holds an Outstanding rating, forty one are rated Good, eleven Requires Improvement and two are not yet rated. Working through the profiles before making contact usually saves time compared with telephoning homes in turn.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and help with personal care such as washing, dressing and medication, with staff on site at all times. A nursing home does all of that and also has registered nurses on duty, which allows it to manage clinical needs such as wound care or conditions requiring regular monitoring. If a district nurse could reasonably meet a person's health needs with visits, a residential home is often suitable. The care needs assessment normally settles which type of home is appropriate.

Question 3

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Worthing?

Accepted Answer

Ask how many permanent staff are on duty during the day and overnight, and how much the home relies on agency cover. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, how families are involved, and what happens when someone's health changes suddenly. Request the most recent inspection report and ask the manager directly about anything it raised and what has changed since. Cover the practical ground too, including visiting arrangements, what the weekly fee includes, and how preferences about food, routine and activities are recorded.

Question 4

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Worthing?

Accepted Answer

Contact West Sussex County Council and ask for an adult social care needs assessment, which anyone who appears to need support is entitled to receive. It is free and not means tested, and a relative can request it on someone's behalf with their agreement. A practitioner will look at daily tasks, health, mobility and safety, then set out what support would meet the person's needs. If funded help looks likely, a separate financial assessment of income and capital follows.

Question 5

Can West Sussex County Council pay towards a care home place?

Accepted Answer

It can, where the care needs assessment finds eligible needs and the financial assessment shows that public funding is due. That assessment takes account of income, savings and usually the value of a property when a permanent move is planned, measured against the national capital threshold. Anyone whose capital is above the threshold normally funds the placement themselves, but remains entitled to an assessment and to advice. It is worth starting this early, because the funding position often shapes which homes are realistic.

Question 6

How far in advance should we start looking at care homes?

Accepted Answer

Start as soon as a move begins to look likely rather than waiting until it becomes urgent, because the homes that suit best may not have a vacancy at the moment you need one. Assessments, financial checks and property decisions all take time, and rushing them tends to narrow the choice. Beginning early allows several visits, a second look at a favourite and time to talk it through with the person concerned. Where a discharge from hospital is imminent, tell the assessment team so that temporary arrangements can be considered.

Care Homes in Worthing

55 care homes in Worthing (showing 51–55)