GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 5 years ago↑ Up from Req. improvementNew owner since January 2024
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in January 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Alfriston Court Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 47 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Alfriston Court Care Home
Run by Alfriston Care Ltd, Alfriston Court Care Home is a nursing home in Polegate, East Sussex with 30 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with a physical disability.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2021. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in July 2019, it was rated Requires improvement. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 35% of homes in East Sussex. Here is how rating age varies by council.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. The home changed owner in January 2024. 47 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
