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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Castlemaine Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 47 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Alpha Care Castlemaine Limited runs Castlemaine Care Home, a residential care home in St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex with room for 42 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 90% of homes in East Sussex also score 5. In East Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
The current CQC rating is Good, published in June 2023. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in June 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
