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?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?93%★Outstanding
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Listening to and involving peopleGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in accessExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 23 good, 10 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Fairdene Lodge is an independent 32-bed residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
3 other homes in Brighton and Hove share its tier, “Outstanding”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from April 2026. In Brighton and Hove, 92% of homes score 5. Fairdene Lodge Care Home Limited runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 1 rated are Good or Outstanding. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2025, is Outstanding overall. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. For safe, effective and caring, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in February 2022, was Good, so the home has improved. Ratings in Brighton and Hove are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 10 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
