Residential care home · East Sussex

Quality Reliable Care Limited

Valley View Barn, Chiddingly Road, Horam, Heathfield, TN21 0JL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 20 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2020GoodSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • February 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in East Sussex

Quality Reliable Care Limited is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 10 (4%)
  • Good 168 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 42 (15%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (3%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Millcroft
    Horam, East Sussex · TN21 0HF · Residential care home · 24 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Lydfords Care Home
    Lewes, East Sussex · BN8 6DR · Residential care home · 36 beds4.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Tinkers Hatch
    Heathfield, East Sussex · TN21 0LX · Residential care home · 32 beds4.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • The Well House
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 4AJ · Residential care home · 14 beds4.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 11 months ago
  • The Well House
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 4AJ · Residential care home · 14 beds4.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Hailsham House
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 4EW · Nursing home · 119 beds5.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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About Quality Reliable Care Limited

An independent residential care home in Heathfield, East Sussex, Quality Reliable Care Limited is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 12 beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability. That is smaller than most homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24 beds.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2025. 90% of homes in East Sussex also score 5.

In October 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from February 2020. The typical rating in East Sussex is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.