Southood Healthcare
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- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Home Care Agency
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- Coverage Radius: 10 mi
About Us
Here at Southood Healthcare, we provide home care to people living in Crawley and the surrounding areas of West Sussex. Our work centres on supporting individuals in the place that matters most to them — their own home — where comfort, familiarity and independence make a genuine difference to wellbeing.
We work with a wide range of people, including older adults, younger adults, and those living with dementia or a physical disability. We also have experience supporting people with visual or hearing impairments, and we take the time to understand what each person needs rather than applying a one size fits all approach. Every individual who comes to us has their own routines, preferences and ways of doing things, and we build our support around that.
Home care, when it is done well, is about far more than ticking tasks off a list. It is about turning up reliably, listening properly, and treating people with the respect and dignity they deserve. We are mindful that inviting someone into your home requires a real degree of trust, and we do not take that lightly. Our team works hard to build consistent, meaningful relationships with the people they support and with their families.
We are registered with the Care Quality Commission, which provides independent oversight of the care we deliver. We are committed to being open and transparent, and we welcome feedback from the people we support as an important part of how we continue to improve.
If you are looking for home care in Crawley or nearby, whether for yourself or for someone close to you, we would be happy to have a conversation about how we might be able to help. There is no pressure and no obligation — just a straightforward chat about what you need and how we could support you.
Common questions about Southood Healthcare
Where is Southood Healthcare located?
Southood Healthcare is a home care agency based in Crawley, West Sussex (RH10 1TN), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.
What type of care does Southood Healthcare provide?
Southood Healthcare is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Physical disability support, Sensory impairment support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
Does Southood Healthcare provide dementia care?
Yes. Southood Healthcare supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the agency directly to discuss your individual situation.
Coverage Area
Within 10 miles of Crawley
This agency provides care within approximately 10 miles of their Crawley office. Radius is approximate — claim to update
Contact Southood Healthcare Limited
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Care We Offer
- Older Person Care: Support with daily living for older people, from companionship to help with washing, dressing and medication.
- Dementia: Specialist support for people living with dementia, in a calm, familiar setting with trained staff.
- Physical Disability: Accessible facilities and practical help with mobility, personal care and daily tasks.
- Visual / Hearing Impairment: Tailored support and adaptations for residents living with sight or hearing loss.
- Younger Adults: Care designed around the needs and lifestyle of younger adults (typically 18 to 65).
More about the care at Southood Healthcare Limited
What each type of care involves, and the questions worth asking when you call or visit.
Older Person Care
Choosing care without an inspection report to read puts more weight on what a family sees and hears for itself. The daily work is straightforward: help with washing and dressing, medication prompted on time, a meal made, and company for a few minutes. Southood Healthcare is registered for older person care, with South East rates generally between £29 and £35 an hour. Because no rating has yet been published, ask for references, the service's own audits, and the name of the registered manager. Ask how many carers would come in a fortnight and whether times can be fixed rather than approximate. Ask also what cover exists in the evening and at weekends.
Dementia
Dementia support stands or falls on who walks through the door, so continuity is worth more than any extra half hour. Familiar carers, unchanged routines and a house left in its usual order save the person from constant small puzzles. Distress usually has a cause worth hunting for, whether pain, noise, thirst or needing the lavatory. Southood Healthcare is registered for dementia care, so ask what dementia training carers complete and how information passes between them. Ask what the service advises as the condition advances, and how it would respond to somebody leaving the house at night.
Physical Disability
Doorways, thresholds and the height of a bed are worth measuring before anything is promised. Independence survives where support fills only the gaps the person cannot manage and leaves the rest to them. Southood Healthcare is registered to support adults with physical disabilities, so ask about moving and handling training and who can arrange an occupational therapy assessment.
Visual / Hearing Impairment
Saying who you are on entering a room sounds trivial and is not, particularly for somebody who cannot see who has arrived. Lighting, contrast, clear labelling and well maintained aids make the practical difference. Southood Healthcare is registered for visual and hearing impairment, so ask how carers are trained to communicate and how glasses and hearing aids are kept clean and working.
Younger Adults
A plan written for somebody of forty should read differently from one written for somebody of ninety, in its hours and its purpose alike. Southood Healthcare is registered for adults under 65, so ask how visit times flex around work, study or children. Ask too whether support can cover activities outside the house.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Overall: Not Yet Rated
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.
Ratings are as published by the CQC and may not reflect the current position of the service.
How Southood Healthcare Limited compares in Crawley
Measured against the 48 home care agencies registered in Crawley.
- CQC rating
- Not yet rated. 20 of the 48 agencies (42%) are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Registered
- September 2023. 21 of the 48 agencies registered more recently.
- Provider
- One service. Southood Healthcare Ltd runs this agency only.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Data: CQC register and Food Standards Agency ratings. Counts cover registered home care agencies in Crawley.
The local picture: Crawley
What the numbers say about home care in Crawley, in West Sussex.
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, South East | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour (Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few West Sussex agencies publish a rate.) |
| What West Sussex pays | £28.92 an hour (Average hourly rate, October 2026.) |
| Homecare Association minimum price | £34.42 an hour (2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.) |
| Live in care, England | £1,250 to £1,668 a week (Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.) |
Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.
- People aged 75 and over: 7,700. Rising to 9,400 by 2035, up 22%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,100. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 32%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,100. Rising to 1,300 by 2035, up 22%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 53%. The NHS ambition is 67%. West Sussex as a whole is 64%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed. 48 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 114 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, dementia estimates, CQC register), published home care rates, Homecare Association.
Good to know about Southood Healthcare Limited
Facts from public registers, and what the agency has told us.
- Registered with CQC
- 21 September 2023, so 3 years.
- Run by
- Southood Healthcare Ltd, which runs this service only.
- Service type
- Personal care in people's own homes (domiciliary care).
- Where it covers
- Not yet confirmed by the agency. Check that your postcode is covered before you rely on it.
- Live in, overnight and 24 hour care
- Not yet confirmed. The agency can add these when it claims its profile.
Sources: CQC register and the agency's own entries. Anything marked not yet confirmed is shown as unknown rather than guessed.
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