Nursing home · West Sussex

Compton House Christian Nursing Home

40 Compton Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2JZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago ↓ Down from Outstanding

CQC rating

Good
Published 12 August 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • 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?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2018OutstandingSECRW
  • March 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in West Sussex

Compton House Christian Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 31 other homes in West Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (4%)
  • Good 210 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 32 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 17 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Crossways Healthcare Limited
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 2AA · Residential care home · 25 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Summerlands
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 1RW · Residential care home · 30 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Birchwood Grove
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 1QA · Nursing home · 27 beds1.4 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Maplehurst Nursing Home
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 3EL · Nursing home · 38 beds1.5 km
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Walstead Place Care Home
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 2QG · Residential care home · 45 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago
  • Adelaide House Nursing Home
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 3EG · Nursing home · 40 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago

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What the data says about Compton House Christian Nursing Home

Compton House Christian Nursing Home is a 27-bed nursing home in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, run by Lindfield Christian Care Home. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC last rated the home in August 2025, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Before that, in July 2018, it was rated Outstanding. That is more recent than most ratings in West Sussex, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 7 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “consent to care and treatment”.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Maplehurst Nursing Home (Outstanding), 1.5 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. Across West Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.