SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Requires improvement
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Supporting people to live healthier livesSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 24 good, 9 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. ?
Aronel Cottage Care Home Limited is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 47 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Aronel Cottage Care Home Limited is a 38-bed nursing home in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people.
About 0.0 km away, Newhaven is rated Good. Across West Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in September 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for effective and caring as well. CQC rated safe, responsive and well-led as Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in April 2022. Ratings in West Sussex are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 9 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (significant shortfalls).
