Westwood Care Home
- Care home
- 29 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2010
- Withdean, Brighton and Hove, South East
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
6 ratings
First rated Requires improvement in 2015, most recently Requires improvement in August 2026.
2 months
since the latest rating was published.
7 of 83
rated care homes in Brighton and Hove are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Westwood Care Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in August 2026.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 15 Preston Drove (Good, 0.1 miles away) and St Mary’s House (Good, 0.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 15 Preston Drove Good, 0.1 miles away
- G St Mary’s House Good, 0.3 miles away
- RI Brighton & Hove City Council - 83 Beaconsfield Villas Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G 290 Dyke Road Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Charlesworth Rest Home Good, 0.4 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 7 August 2026 (assessment visit 7 May 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment: 14 to 20 May 2026.
Westwood Care Home is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 29 people. The service provides support to adults with a range of care needs including some living with dementia. This inspection was undertaken due to the age of the previous rating. It was highlighted during the inspection that Westwood Care Home is not correctly registered with CQC following a change in provider entity. The service is taking steps to apply to CQC to correctly register the service.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive No rating
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
At the previous inspection, we found breaches of 4 regulations. At this inspection, a range of changes and improvements had been made at the home and 3 of the previous breaches had been met. However, we found that governance was still not robust enough and there was a breach of good governance.We will ask the provider for an action plan to address the issues highlighted during this inspection.
The provider’s oversight and governance systems were not always effective in ensuring well-planned and responsive care. The concerns found and raised during the inspection had not robustly been picked up by internal audit or quality assurance processes.
Environmental risks had not been consistently addressed or minimised. We found several environmental concerns which had either already been identified but no action taken or had been missed by leaders.
Meaningful activities and engagement were limited. Feedback we received consistently raised the lack of activities. Learning opportunities following accidents and incidents were not fully used. Systems to monitor quality and drive improvement were not fully effective.
During the inspection, the provider and home manager took some immediate action and acknowledged the need for improvement, with plans to strengthen oversight. However, time is required for these changes to be embedded and demonstrate impact.
People received care from staff who knew them well and were committed to providing kind, respectful support. Feedback from people, relatives, and professionals was positive about the caring approach and respectful relationships within the home.
Staff worked well with external professionals to achieve positive outcomes for people. People were protected from harm and everyone we spoke with reported feeling safe at Westwood Care Home. Care plans were person-centred and contained people’s histories, likes and dislikes. Individual risks had been assessed, and measures were in place to minimise these.
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Safe
Good
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
No rating
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant people’s needs were not always met.
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Well-led
No rating
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to good governance. This was because systems to support quality and continuous learning were not operating effectively.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 7 August 2026. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 7 August 2026. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Somaya Sadek
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)9 inspection reports, latest 25 April 2023. Latest assessment published 7 August 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Mr & Mrs M S Sadek
- Ownership type
- Partnership
Getting help from Brighton and Hove City Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Brighton and Hove City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01273 29 55 55, Monday to Friday 9am to 1.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Brighton and Hove City Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Westwood Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Westwood Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Westwood Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 29 beds at Westwood Care Home.
- When was Westwood Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Westwood Care Home was published on 7 August 2026.
- Who runs Westwood Care Home?
- Westwood Care Home is run by Mr & Mrs M S Sadek.
- What is Westwood Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 7 August 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01273 553077
- Address
- 9 Knoyle Road, Brighton, BN1 6RB Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 15 Preston Drove (Good, 0.1 miles away) and St Mary’s House (Good, 0.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 15 Preston Drove Good, 0.1 miles away
- G St Mary’s House Good, 0.3 miles away
- RI Brighton & Hove City Council - 83 Beaconsfield Villas Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G 290 Dyke Road Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Charlesworth Rest Home Good, 0.4 miles away