SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Hastings and Bexhill Mencap Society runs Westwood, a residential care home in Hastings, East Sussex with room for 9 residents. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in East Sussex has 24 beds, so this one is on the small side.
In East Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. 90% of homes in East Sussex also score 5. New Directions (Hastings) Limited - Bishops Lodge, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in December 2022. Safe, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective and caring were rated Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in April 2020.
