SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
The home changed owner in December 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Rectory House Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 31 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Rectory House Nursing Home
Run by Rectory House Care Limited, Rectory House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Lancing, West Sussex with 48 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in West Sussex are smaller: the median there is 27 beds.
CQC last rated the home in July 2022, giving it Good overall. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Safe was rated Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in January 2020, was the same.
The home changed owner in December 2025. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across West Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from June 2026. 92% of homes in West Sussex score the top mark of 5.
