Nursing Homes in Crawley
Crawley has 3 CQC registered nursing homes. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 2 of the 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
What Nursing Care in Crawley Involves and What to Look For
The difference a nursing registration makes
Nursing care differs from residential care in one decisive respect, and it shapes every question worth asking. A registered nursing home must have a qualified nurse on duty at all hours, so clinical needs such as wound care, injections, feeding tubes and complex medication can be met without moving someone again. Ask how many nurses and carers cover each shift, how vacancies and sickness are filled, and how much agency cover the home relies on. Ask how pressure care, continence support, swallowing difficulties and medication reviews are managed, and how quickly a general practitioner or district nurse attends when someone becomes unwell. If end of life care may be needed, ask what the home can provide and who supports it.
Reading the three records
Ferndale Nursing Home and Ullswater Cottage both hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, while Burleys Wood is rated Requires Improvement. That third judgement is a reason to read the report closely rather than to rule the home out, because it names the specific shortfalls and the provider may have acted on them since. Ask the manager directly what has changed and what evidence supports it. Check the date of each inspection as well, since a rating can be a few years old and senior staff change, and the two Good reports will each name their own strengths.
Getting an Assessment and Funding a Placement
Starting with the assessment
A nursing placement normally rests on an assessment of need followed by a financial assessment. The first is free, open to anyone who asks, and records the help required with mobility, medication, nursing tasks and daily routine. Ask West Sussex County Council Adult Social Care to carry it out and to arrange the financial assessment alongside it, since homes will want to read the outcome before offering a bed. Where the move follows a hospital admission, ask for the discharge team to be involved from the start, because those timescales are far shorter.
Fees and what sits outside them
Nursing fees are quoted weekly and run above residential fees, because they pay for qualified nursing hours as well as the room, meals, laundry and personal care. Where capital falls below the national threshold, the council may contribute up to the rate it will meet, with the resident paying from income such as pensions. Where registered nursing is confirmed as necessary, the health service pays a contribution towards the nursing element directly to the home. Ask for the fee in writing, with the policy on annual reviews, hospital stays and extras such as hairdressing and chiropody.
3 nursing homes in Crawley
- Burleys Wood · Crawley, West Sussex · CQC Requires improvement
- Ferndale Nursing Home · Crawley, West Sussex · CQC Good
- Ullswater Cottage · Crawley, West Sussex · CQC Good
What care costs in South East, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 107 South East homes. Median £1,600. | Varies by council | £1,500 to £1,809 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 63 South East homes. Median £1,933. | Varies by council | £1,617 to £2,080 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 82 South East homes. Median £1,709. | Not published separately | £1,571 to £1,942 |
| Nursing dementia care Middle half of prices from 37 South East 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Burleys Wood, 27 May 2026, Requires improvement
- Ullswater Cottage, 2 June 2023, Good
- Ferndale Nursing Home, 28 February 2020, Good
Longest since a report
- Ferndale Nursing Home, 28 February 2020, Good
- Ullswater Cottage, 2 June 2023, Good
- Burleys Wood, 27 May 2026, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Crawley
How many nursing homes are there in Crawley?
Crawley 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.
Which nursing homes in Crawley were inspected most recently?
Burleys Wood (27 May 2026), Ullswater Cottage (2 June 2023) and Ferndale Nursing Home (28 February 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.