SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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
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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?85%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
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: 31 good, 2 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Eastbourne Gardens Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited runs Eastbourne Gardens Care Home, a nursing home in Eastbourne, East Sussex with room for 107 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24 beds.
Its CQC rating, from July 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in December 2018, it was rated Outstanding. The typical rating in East Sussex is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 2 were exceptional.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited runs 16 care homes, and 15 of the 16 rated are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. 167 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Good”.
