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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
An independent nursing home in Worthing, West Sussex, Melrose Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 26 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people.
Across West Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from July 2026. In West Sussex, 92% of homes score 5. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in July 2019. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe and effective, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in July 2016, was Good, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 32% of ratings in West Sussex are as old (how rating age varies by council).
