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?★Outstanding
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Barford Court is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 0 other homes in Brighton and Hove.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company runs Barford Court, a residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove with room for 40 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Brighton and Hove, where the typical home has 22 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2018, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. Responsive was rated Outstanding. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 36% of ratings in Brighton and Hove are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove. It is the only home in Brighton and Hove in the “Good, with Outstanding areas” tier. The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company runs 14 care homes, and all 14 rated are Good or Outstanding. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Sackville Gardens, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
