Residential care home · West Sussex

Dean House

67 Sea Lane, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1NB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 months ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 April 2026 Rated 6 months 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?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
    • Person-centred careExceptional
  • 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: 32 good, 1 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2018GoodSECRW
  • October 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in West Sussex

Dean House is in the Good tier ?, with 209 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

  • White Lodge Residential Home
    East Preston, West Sussex · BN16 1PN · Residential care home · 29 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Martlets
    East Preston, West Sussex · BN16 1HS · Nursing home · 80 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Baytrees
    Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN16 1JD · Residential care home · 10 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Green Willow Care Home
    Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN16 2SP · Residential care home · 31 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 4 months ago
  • Rustington Hall
    Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN16 3AY · Nursing home · 62 beds1.2 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Darlington Court
    Rustington, West Sussex · BN16 3SE · Nursing home · 56 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Dean House in brief

Run by Miss Maria Ann Eagland & Mr Dean Talbot Williams, Dean House is a residential care home in Littlehampton, West Sussex with 27 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across West Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5.

In April 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in January 2018, was the same. The typical rating in West Sussex is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards: 1 exceptional and the rest good.