St Rita's Care Home
Nursing home in Burgess Hill, East Sussex
Operated by The Order of St. Augustine of The Mercy of Jesus
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About
St Rita's Care Home is a purpose-built care facility with 60 single en-suite bedrooms, located in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The home provides nursing and dementia care for older people and those with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, or learning disabilities. It forms part of a larger residential community set within extensive grounds in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The Care Quality Commission rated St Rita's as Requires Improvement in 2023, with the home assessed as Good for safety, effectiveness, caring responsiveness, and rated Requires Improvement for leadership and governance.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 20 March 2023 · Last inspected 14 February 2023
St Rita's is a care home offering personal and nursing care to up to 60 people, many of whom live with dementia or frailty. Inspectors found that staff know residents well, are trained for their roles, and treat people with respect. Residents and relatives describe the home as clean, with a range of activities and a registered manager they can approach with suggestions.
- Staff know the people they support well and have training suited to their needs
- Medicines are given in a timely, person-centred way, and staff are assessed as competent before giving them
- Activities are planned around residents' wishes, and residents describe them as well organised
- The home is clean and has dementia-friendly signs that help people find communal areas and their bedrooms
- Quality checks did not always pick up inconsistencies in care records, and planned care was not always recorded as delivered
- Formal feedback from relatives was not always acted on promptly
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
159 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what East Sussex council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £893 |
| 2025 | £929 |
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Local health safety net
St Rita's Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Princess Royal Hospital, 2.7 miles away. The local GP practice is SILVERDALE PRACTICE, 1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Part of The Order of St. Augustine of The Mercy of Jesus
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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