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?★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. ?
Wellcross Grange Care Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 11 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Wellcross Grange Care Home is a 45-bed nursing home in Horsham, West Sussex, run by DSL Care Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 27 beds.
It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. 11 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Outstanding”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in August 2022. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and caring as Good. Its previous rating, in January 2019, was Good, so the home has improved.