SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Harry Sotnick House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 1 other home in Portsmouth.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Harry Sotnick House is a 46-bed nursing home in Portsmouth, run by Portsmouth City Council. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Portsmouth are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in June 2022. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from March 2019.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 2 of Portsmouth City Council’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. That is true of 83% of homes in Portsmouth. 1 other home in Portsmouth share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.
