Nursing home · West Sussex

Wellcross Grange Care Home

Five Oaks Road, Slinfold, Horsham, RH13 0SY

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 10 August 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • January 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • August 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in West Sussex

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%).

  • Outstanding 12 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (4%)
  • Good 210 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 32 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 17 (5%)

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  • Buttermere House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Kingsley Court
    Horsham, West Sussex · RH13 0RL · Residential care home · 8 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Broadbridge Park
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    Good S: GoodE: not ratedC: GoodR: GoodW: not rated Rated 2 years ago
  • Mill River Lodge
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Wellcross Grange Care Home in brief

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.