SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Requires improvement
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Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?57%Requires improvement
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 10 good, 23 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. ?
Home of Comfort Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 7 other homes in Portsmouth.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Home of Comfort Nursing Home
Home of Comfort Nursing Home is an independent 30-bed nursing home in Southsea, Portsmouth, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in February 2020, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Portsmouth are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 23 fell below good. The lowest was “safe and effective staffing” (significant shortfalls).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2026. That is true of 83% of homes in Portsmouth. Across Portsmouth, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Albert Lodge, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
