Nursing Homes in Hastings

Hastings has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 1 of the 5 was last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Hastings at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Hastings, 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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Choosing between the nursing homes covering Hastings

Start from what the move has to achieve clinically, since that is what a nursing registration exists to deliver. Wound care, tube feeding, catheter management and palliative nursing are handled on site by registered nurses rather than by district nurses calling in. Ask how many qualified nurses are rostered on each shift and who carries clinical responsibility overnight and at weekends.

Where the grades sit

Evergreen, Mary House and Hastings Court are each rated Good. The Laurels Care Centre currently holds a rating of Requires Improvement, which reflects one inspection on one set of dates rather than a reason to rule it out. Find out which of the five assessed areas fell short, how recent the finding is and what has changed since.

Questions a visit should answer

Ask about turnover among the nursing team, because unstable staffing often sits behind weaker inspection findings. Find out whether a rise in needs would bring a fee change or a move within the home, and what notice applies on either side. Request the fee schedule in writing, and call in near a mealtime to see how residents needing help to eat are supported.

Arranging the assessment and funding the placement

A care needs assessment establishes whether nursing rather than residential care is required and comes before any contract. It is free, open to anyone who asks, and a relative may request it with the person's consent. East Sussex County Council is responsible for that assessment and for the financial assessment that follows it, and where a hospital stay is involved the discharge team usually starts the process.

How the means test is applied

Savings, income and, in a permanent placement, usually the value of a property are measured against the national capital thresholds. Capital above the upper threshold means fees are met privately. Below the lower threshold only income is counted, with a weekly personal allowance protected, and a deferred payment arrangement can postpone a sale.

The NHS contributions worth claiming

Neither NHS route depends on means. NHS funded nursing care pays a fixed weekly amount towards the nursing element for every nursing home resident, and NHS continuing healthcare can fund an entire placement where the need is primarily clinical. Both are assessed separately from the council means test, so raise them at the outset rather than assuming the answer is no, and ask the home what it already has in place for its current residents.

5 nursing homes in Hastings

  1. The Laurels Care Centre · Hastings, East Sussex · CQC Requires improvement
  2. Court · Hastings, East Sussex · CQC Good
  3. Mary House · Hastings, East Sussex · CQC Good
  4. Court · Hastings, East Sussex
  5. Evergreen · Hastings, East Sussex · CQC Good

What care costs in East Sussex, per week

Type of careWhat the council paysWhat 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

Longest since a report

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Hastings

How many nursing homes are there in Hastings?

Hastings has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Hastings?

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 nursing homes in Hastings were inspected most recently?

Evergreen (5 May 2026), Mary House (9 October 2025) and The Laurels Care Centre (18 October 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.

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