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?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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
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?50%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 inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 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. ?
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. ?
Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 47 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes
An independent nursing home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 28 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2024, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from June 2018. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 8 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. In East Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The nearest home with a higher rating is Autism & Aspergers Support Ltd (Outstanding), 2.0 km away.
