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?★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. ?
Walstead Place Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Aria Healthcare Group LTD runs Walstead Place Care Home, a residential care home in Haywards Heath, West Sussex with room for 45 residents. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. Most homes in West Sussex are smaller: the median there is 27 beds.
34 of Aria Healthcare Group LTD’s 38 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The nearest home with a higher rating is Maplehurst Nursing Home (Outstanding), 2.2 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
The current CQC rating is Good, published in October 2022. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2018.
