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?Good
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. ?
Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, Dudwell St Mary is a nursing home in Burwash, East Sussex with 65 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. Most homes in East Sussex are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. 90% of homes in East Sussex also score 5. It is one of 210 homes run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. 175 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In September 2018, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in January 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 35% of ratings in East Sussex are as old (how rating age varies by council).
