Residential care home · Brighton and Hove

Gate Cottage Rest Home

Bazehill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7DB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2019GoodSECRW
  • July 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Brighton and Hove

Gate Cottage Rest Home is in the Good tier ?, with 56 other homes in Brighton and Hove. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 57 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Rottingdean Nursing and Care Home
    Brighton, Brighton and Hove · BN2 7GD · Nursing home · 35 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Lustrells Vale
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Lustrells
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Highviews
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  • The Whitehouse
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What the data says about Gate Cottage Rest Home

Gate Cottage Rest Home is a 13-bed residential care home in Brighton, Brighton and Hove. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people. That is smaller than most homes in Brighton and Hove, where the typical home has 22 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2026. That matches its previous rating, from April 2019. Ratings in Brighton and Hove are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2023. That is true of 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove.