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. ?
Darlington Court 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%).
Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, Darlington Court is a nursing home in Rustington, West Sussex with 56 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 27 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2023. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in February 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 106 care homes, and 97 of the 102 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2025. 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.
