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?80%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 enablementExceptional
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: 24 good, 9 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. ?
Sackville Gardens is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 3 other homes in Brighton and Hove.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sackville Gardens is a 10-bed residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove, run by BHT Sussex. CQC registers it to look after people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Brighton and Hove, where the typical home has 22 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2025, is Outstanding overall. Effective and responsive were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, caring and well-led as Good. It was also rated Outstanding at the inspection before, in July 2017. Ratings in Brighton and Hove are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 9 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
4 of BHT Sussex’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. In Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2015. That is true of 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove.
