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?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?54%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%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
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 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. ?
Rotherlea is a 70-bed residential care home in Petworth, West Sussex, run by Shaw Healthcare Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 27 beds.
14 of Shaw Healthcare Limited’s 17 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2026. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. Across West Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
Its CQC rating, from May 2024, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2020. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 6 fell below good. The lowest was “care provision, integration and continuity” (some shortfalls).
