SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe environmentsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 28 good, 5 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Abelands is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Abelands is a 9-bed residential care home in Chichester, West Sussex, run by PA Ark Projects Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for West Sussex, where the median is 27 beds.
In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2026, is Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in July 2018. Ratings in West Sussex are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 5 exceptional and the rest good.
