SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
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
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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 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. ?
Run by Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Kerwin Court is a residential care home in Horsham, West Sussex with 23 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. 209 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Good”. It is one of 3 homes run by Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Wellcross Grange Care Home (Outstanding), 0.1 km away.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2025. Its rating before that, in January 2019, was the same. The typical rating in West Sussex is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “safeguarding”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
