Residential care home · East Sussex

Clifden House Dementia Care Centre

80-88, Claremont Road, Seaford, BN25 2QD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago New owner since May 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 August 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

The home changed owner in May 2025. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2022GoodSECRW previous owner
  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • March 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • July 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • May 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in East Sussex

Clifden House Dementia Care Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 10 (4%)
  • Good 168 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 42 (15%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (3%)

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What the data says about Clifden House Dementia Care Centre

Run by Histogrange Ltd, Clifden House Dementia Care Centre is a residential care home in Seaford, East Sussex with 59 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24 beds.

In August 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in September 2022, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in East Sussex, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

The home changed owner in May 2025. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. In East Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.