SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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?88%★Outstanding
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
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?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Providing InformationExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%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
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 exceptional. 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 BHT Sussex, Portland Road is a residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove with 9 registered beds. It is registered to care for people with mental health needs. The typical home in Brighton and Hove has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in March 2026. It was Outstanding for effective and responsive as well. CQC rated safe, caring and well-led as Good. Its rating before that, in July 2017, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Brighton and Hove, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 8 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
In Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in June 2017. 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove score the top mark of 5. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. BHT Sussex runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding.
