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Nursing home · West Sussex

Donnington House Care Home

12 Birdham Road, Chichester, PO19 8TE

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 4 years ago ↓ Down from Good
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CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 20 October 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • June 2019GoodSECRW
  • December 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in West Sussex

Donnington House Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 47 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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About Donnington House Care Home

An independent nursing home in Chichester, West Sussex, Donnington House Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 27 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2025. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. 47 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The nearest home with a higher rating is Chichester Grange (Good), 0.4 km away.

CQC last rated the home in October 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for well-led as well. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in June 2019.