Care for Veterans, Worthing

Care for Veterans (formerly The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home) was established in 1919 to care for those soldiers returning from World War I with life-changing disabilities.

Today, Care for Veterans provides long term Nursing and Residential care and short stay Respite Care to ex-Servicemen and women and their families. Care is also provided in separate wings for those with mild dementia symptoms and those with Learning Disabilities. Whilst priority is given to accommodate residents who have military connections, someone with sympathy for military personnel may be considered for admission if there is an available room.

Therapy options include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and a counselling service.

Care for Veterans provides daily social and recreational activities and a chaplaincy service. Events and Outings are organised on occasions – all delivered from the charity's facilities in Worthing, West Sussex.

The Home is surrounded by gardens, has benefit of a small library, a sunny conservatory and a large Day Room to receive visitors and participate in talks, quizzes and musical sessions.

A Day Care facility use has recently been added to the service, which can assist someone as per individual need.

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Care Provided by Care for Veterans

Primary Care Categories
Dementia
Older Person Care
Physical Disability
Respite Care
Younger Adults

Care Types Provided
Dementia Nursing Care
Nursing Care
For a maximum of 60 Service Users
Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Dementia Care Types
What are the different dementia care types?
Mild Dementia

Care Offered
COPD/Pulmonary Disease
Epilepsy
Head/Brain Injury
Motor Neurone Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Orthopaedic
Parkinson's Disease
Speech Impairment
Stroke
Visual Impairment

Other Care Provided
Convalescent Care
Day Care
End of Life Care
Own GP if required
Palliative Care
Physiotherapy
Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

Owner
Care For Veterans

Person in charge
Kate Schroder (Chief Executive Officer)

Local Authority / Social Services
West Sussex County Council ( click for contact details)

Admission Criteria
- Ages 18 +
- Ages 18+

Room Information
- Single Rooms (58)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)

Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2

Funding & Fees Guide for Care for Veterans

Funding Types Accepted
Self funding (Private)
Local Authority with Top-Up
Local Authority
NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding

Facilities

Close to Local shops
Gardens
Lift
Minibus or other transport
Near Public Transport
Residents Internet Access
Television point in own room
Wheelchair Access

Visiting
Here at Care for Veterans, visitors are welcome at any time of the day. However, Care for Veterans reserves the right to implement visitor restrictions during outbreaks of infectious diseases. Please ask for the latest visitor guidelines.

Parking
Visitor parking on site.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 6 Apr 2023

Overall
Good

Caring
Good
Effective
Good
Responsive
Good
Safe
Good
Well-led
Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Bed Vacancies

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Awards / Recognitions (0)

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Meet the Team (4)

Andy Neaves

Job Title: Chief Executive

Joined: 2017

Andy Neaves MSc BSc (Hons)
Chief Executive
Care for Veterans

Matthew Li

Job Title: Registered Manager

Joined: 2019

Matthew Li
Registered Manager
Care for Veterans

Pauline Jones

Job Title: Commissioning and Placement Officer

Joined: 2010

Pauline Jones
Commissioning and Placement Officer
Care for Veterans

James Bacharew

Job Title: Head of Fundraising and Marketing

Joined: 2020

James Bacharew
Head of Fundraising and Marketing
Care for Veterans

Care for Veterans Reviews (22)

Total of 22, showing 21-22

9.5

Care for Veterans has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.499) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Care for Veterans has 22 reviews.

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Review from B R (Father of Resident) published on 30 November 2018
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience

We are extremely pleased with the care and kindness shown to our son.
He has been a resident for five years and is very happy and considers this his home.
He has built up a very good rapport with the staff and we consider ourselves very lucky that he was able to come here.
He benefits a lot from

the physio care which keeps him in good general health.
He enjoys the social side and Care for Veterans provide a wide range of activities for all residents.

Care / Support

Cleanliness

Treated with Dignity

Food & Drink

Staff

Activities

Management

Safety / Security

Rooms

Value for Money

Review from J P (Power of Attorney of Resident) published on 28 November 2018
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Excellent care and attention. Spacious and clean accommodation. Varied and interesting meals - atmosphere more of a home than care environment. Well trained and attentive staff. Day room lacks atmosphere and needs a central point, such as the former coffee shop facility.

Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.499)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.499) out of 10 for Care for Veterans is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 9 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months: