SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Medicines optimisationExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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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: 30 good, 3 exceptional. 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. ?
Ridgewood Care Services Limited runs Crockstead Farm House, a residential care home in Lewes, East Sussex with room for 6 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for East Sussex, where the median is 24 beds.
It is one of 3 homes run by Ridgewood Care Services Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 167 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2025. 90% of homes in East Sussex also score 5.
In August 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in July 2018, was the same. Ratings in East Sussex are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 3 were exceptional.
