SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?63%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
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: 25 good, 8 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. ?
New Directions (Bexhill) Limited runs Bishops Corner, a residential care home in St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex with room for 9 residents. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with an eating disorder. The typical home in East Sussex has 24 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its CQC rating, from April 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in October 2017. That is more recent than most ratings in East Sussex, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 8 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).
167 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2024. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
