SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Crest House Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 41 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Crest House Care Home is an independent 21-bed residential care home in St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC last rated the home in January 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Well-led was also Requires improvement. CQC rated safe, effective, caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in December 2018, was Good, so the home has slipped.
In East Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. St Matthew Road, 0.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
