SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%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 livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
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: 29 good, 4 below good. 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. ?
Run by Acorn Health Care Limited, Acorn Lodge is a nursing home in East Grinstead, West Sussex with 47 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs. The typical home in West Sussex has 27 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In February 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in September 2020, it was rated Requires improvement. The typical rating in West Sussex is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 4 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “responding to people's immediate needs”.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
