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Designed to offer a true ‘home from home’ experience, St Mary’s Care Home combines functionality with comfort, ensuring that residents feel both...
Care Provided by St Mary's Residential Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 27 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
(a) The use of the Room
(b) Unrestricted use by you, of the communal facilities
(c) Heating and lighting
(d) Three main meals per day and in addition mid-morning, mid-afternoon and night time drinks and snacks
(e) Facilities for making drinks and snacks at any time (subject to a risk assessment being carried out to confirm that you are able to use such facilities unaided)
(g) Cleaning of the room and communal areas
(h) Care and support from our staff as detailed on your care plan
(i) Access to and use of aids and appliances available in the Home, which are used according to individual needs and as detailed on your care plan, e.g. hoists, lifts, occasional use of wheelchairs.
Additional costs for hairdresser (fortnightly visits), chiropody, special outings, transport, dentist, opticians, toiletries.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact St Mary's Residential Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact St Mary's Residential Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Owner
- QH St Mary's Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Michelle Lecheminant(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (27)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (27)
Visiting
- Visitors are welcome anytime.
Parking
- Parking facility available at the front.
St Mary's Residential Care Home Reviews (46)
St Mary's Residential Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.899) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Mary's Residential Care Home has 46 reviews.
Excellent, friendly staff, happy environment and we're made to feel so welcome by the staff. More like a hotel.
We come to St Mary's as part of the library services, playing board games and mahjong. The staff and residents are friendly and lunch is always good too.
A pleasant and comfortable very well run home with lovely staff and management.
There seems to be a calm and peaceful atmosphere, there is a named activities person who does quizzes, handcrafts and exercises as well as visiting entertainers.
It was hard for me to accept that my mum needed to be cared for. Since she has been at St Mary's I realise I need not have worried. The care she has received has been excellent. I have had wonderful support from all the staff myself at quite a traumatic time for me personally. My mum has blossomed since being around other people all the time and she talks a lot about what she has been doing and the friends she has made. I am reassured that my mum is in a safe and friendly environment at all times. It has given me peace of mind and made my mum a happier person. Thank you to all the wonderful staff there.
Resident for three years. Selected the Catholic home because it is small (approx 20 residents) with rooms with a very nice chapel attached. Have found the experiences of being there more positive as time has passed.
Thank you for the review. We are in the process of employing an activity co-ordinator as we have recognised that in the past the activities have been limited for our residents. We already have a programme in place with fortnightly visits from a local children's performing arts group and other...
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 14 May 2022Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (4) & Events (0)
- 02 Jul 2026
Residents from St Mary's Care Home, Worthing, recently enjoyed a wonderful day out at a local garden centre, where they spent time exploring beautiful displays of flowers and plants. The...
- 26 Jun 2026
St Mary’s Care Home proudly celebrated achieving the prestigious Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) Accreditation on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment...
- 24 Jun 2026
Residents at St Mary's Care Home have been making the most of the recent heatwave with a variety of fun activities designed to keep everyone cool, comfortable, and smiling. A...
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Awards / Recognitions (0)
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Accreditations
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Meet the Team (2)

Our Home Manager is Michelle Lecheminant

Birhan Andree is one of our Senior Care Assistants
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