Nursing Homes in Arundel
Arundel has 3 CQC registered nursing homes. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 1 of the 3 was last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Arundel at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Arundel, 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+: 93. West Sussex average is 83.
- People aged 75 and over: 27,900. Rising to 32,300 by 2035, up 16%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 3 changed owner, covering 136 beds.
- 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): 3,600. Rising to 4,500 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 7,800. Rising to 11,500 by 2035, up 48%
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Choosing Between the Nursing Homes in Arundel
What Nursing Registration Actually Buys
All three Arundel providers listed here hold a nursing registration, which means a registered nurse is on duty at every hour of the day and night alongside the care team. That matters for needs that cannot wait for a visiting professional: wound management, pressure area care, catheters and stoma care, feeding tubes, insulin and complex medication regimes, and the monitoring of conditions that can deteriorate quickly. It is the reason nursing fees run above residential ones. Where a person's needs are genuinely personal care rather than clinical, a residential home may serve them better and at lower cost, which is one of the things the assessment should settle.
Reading the Ratings Properly
Warmere Court and Westergate House are rated Good, while Yewtree Nursing Home sits at Requires Improvement. With only three reports to work through, read all of them. Each shows when the inspection took place and which of the key questions brought the overall judgement down, and that distinction is the important one: a home marked down over record keeping occupies very different ground from one where concerns touched medicines or staffing. Ask any home rated below Good what has changed since, who is managing it now, and whether you may see the improvement plan.
What to Check on a Visit
Ask how many registered nurses are on each shift, including nights and weekends, and how the home covers nursing absence, since agency cover at that level affects continuity sharply. Ask about turnover among both nurses and care staff. Look at how call bells are answered while you are there, and at whether residents who cannot ask for attention still receive it. Ask how the home works with district nurses, the local general practice and tissue viability specialists, and what its arrangements are for end of life care.
Arranging an Assessment and Meeting the Cost
Getting Assessed
A care needs assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings. It examines mobility, personal care, medication, nutrition, continence and clinical need, and it is what determines whether nursing registered provision is appropriate. A relative providing unpaid care can request a carer's assessment alongside it. Both requests go to West Sussex County Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessing people living in Arundel and for arranging whatever funded support is agreed.
Fees, Funded Nursing Care and Who Pays
A financial assessment then settles the contribution. Capital above the upper threshold means paying privately, while savings below it bring council support on a sliding scale. Anyone in a nursing home who needs care from a registered nurse should also be considered for NHS funded nursing care, a flat weekly contribution paid towards the nursing element regardless of savings. Where needs are primarily clinical, ask about NHS continuing healthcare, which is assessed separately and can meet the entire cost.
3 nursing homes in Arundel
- Westergate House · Arundel, West Sussex · CQC Good
- Yewtree Nursing Home · Arundel, West Sussex · CQC Requires improvement
- Warmere Court · Arundel, West Sussex · CQC Good
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
- Yewtree Care Limited t/a Yewtree Nursing Home, 19 February 2026, Requires improvement
- Warmere Court, 25 March 2024, Good
- Westergate House, 30 November 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Westergate House, 30 November 2018, Good
- Warmere Court, 25 March 2024, Good
- Yewtree Care Limited t/a Yewtree Nursing Home, 19 February 2026, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Arundel
How many nursing homes are there in Arundel?
Arundel has 3 CQC registered nursing homes: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Arundel?
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 nursing homes in Arundel were inspected most recently?
Yewtree Care Limited t/a Yewtree Nursing Home (19 February 2026), Warmere Court (25 March 2024) and Westergate House (30 November 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.