Nursing home · Brighton and Hove

Partridge House Nursing and Residential Care Home

Leybourne Road, Off Heath Hill Avenue, Brighton, BN2 4LS

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement No registered manager New owner since December 2024

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 February 2025 Rated 1 year 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. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

The home changed owner in December 2024. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2023Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2022InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • December 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • May 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • April 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • March 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Brighton and Hove

Partridge House Nursing and Residential Care 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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What the data says about Partridge House Nursing and Residential Care Home

Partridge House Nursing and Residential Care Home is a 42-bed nursing home in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, run by GCH (NEW OPCO 2) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Brighton and Hove, where the typical home has 22 beds.

In February 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in January 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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.

In Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove. The home changed owner in December 2024. 2 of GCH (NEW OPCO 2) Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.