SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
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?0%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 below good. 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. ?
Fulford Care & Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 209 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Fulford Care & Nursing Home is one of 333 care homes in West Sussex: a 74-bed nursing home in Littlehampton, run by Fulford Care Home Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. Most homes in West Sussex are smaller: the median there is 27 beds.
Its CQC rating, from October 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in July 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. The typical rating in West Sussex is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 7 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (some shortfalls).
None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex.
