Residential care home · East Sussex

Futures

Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4EF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 26 May 2026 Rated 5 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
  • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • 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: 32 good, 1 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2018GoodSECRW
  • May 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in East Sussex

Futures is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 10 (4%)
  • Good 168 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 42 (15%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (3%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Nightingales Residential Care Home
    Lewes, East Sussex · BN8 4LF · Residential care home · 35 beds3.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Walstead Place Care Home
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 2QG · Residential care home · 45 beds4.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago
  • 128 Beech Hill
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 3TT · Residential care home · 4 beds4.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Magnolia House
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 3TT · Residential care home · 4 beds4.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • St Clare's Care Home
    Burgess Hill, East Sussex · RH15 0GU · Nursing home · 60 beds5.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • St Rita's Care Home
    Burgess Hill, East Sussex · RH15 0GT · Nursing home · 60 beds5.3 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Futures at a glance

Futures is a 21-bed residential care home in Lewes, East Sussex, run by Chailey Heritage Foundation. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in East Sussex, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 1 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.