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. ?
Bernhard Baron Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 9 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Polegate, East Sussex, Bernhard Baron Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 60 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people. That is larger than most homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24 beds.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. 90% of homes in East Sussex also score 5. Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2020. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In East Sussex, 35% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
