Fleetwood House

9 Maltravers Drive, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5EY

01903733750

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

14 January 2022

Provider

Achieve Together Limited

Beds

11 beds

Rating history

GoodApr 2015
GoodMay 2017
GoodApr 2020
Requires ImprovementApr 2022

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Achieve Together Limited, which runs 145 care homes in England: 8 rated Outstanding, 109 Good, 26 Requires Improvement, 1 Inadequate and 1 not yet rated.

How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Fleetwood House

Fleetwood House is a care home in West Sussex, offering residents a place to call home in a part of England known for its welcoming communities and pleasant surroundings. Families looking into care options here will find a setting where the focus is on creating a genuine sense of belonging for the people who live there. It can bring real peace of mind to know that your loved one is supported somewhere with roots in such a warm and well-connected part of the country.

Fleetwood House is a residential care home providing care and accommodation for people with learning disabilities. The home is registered to support up to eleven people, with eleven residents living there at the time of inspection.

Inspectors made recommendations about staff numbers and medicine management practices at the home. The service is expected to ensure autistic people and those with learning disabilities have choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 7 April 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 11 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BN17 5EY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 7 April 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 14 January 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Fleetwood House's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Fleetwood House, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Fleetwood House, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Fleetwood House's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees