Residential care home · West Sussex

Green Willow Care Home

21/23 Vicarage Lane, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 2SP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding Rated 4 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 11 June 2026 Rated 4 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?85%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
  • 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?89%Outstanding
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 exceptional
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
    • Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
    • Shared direction and cultureExceptional
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • March 2019GoodSECRW
  • September 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in West Sussex

Green Willow Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in West Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (4%)
  • Good 210 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 32 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 17 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Baytrees
    Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN16 1JD · Residential care home · 10 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • The Martlets
    East Preston, West Sussex · BN16 1HS · Nursing home · 80 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Rustington Hall
    Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN16 3AY · Nursing home · 62 beds0.5 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Darlington Court
    Rustington, West Sussex · BN16 3SE · Nursing home · 56 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Dean House
    Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN16 1NB · Residential care home · 27 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • White Lodge Residential Home
    East Preston, West Sussex · BN16 1PN · Residential care home · 29 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Green Willow Care Home at a glance

Green Willow Care Home is a 31-bed residential care home in Littlehampton, West Sussex. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people.

CQC last rated the home in June 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Outstanding. Its rating before that, in March 2019, was the same. The typical rating in West Sussex is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards: 6 exceptional and the rest good.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. 13 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”.