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?Good
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. ?
Appletree House Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 209 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Appletree House Residential Care Home is a 14-bed residential care home in Lancing, West Sussex, run by Appletree House Care Home. CQC registers it to look after older people. 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%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2024. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In November 2022, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in September 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
