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?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?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: 33 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. ?
SeeAbility - Applewood Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
SeeAbility - Applewood Residential Home at a glance
SeeAbility - Applewood Residential Home is one of 281 care homes in East Sussex: a 5-bed residential care home in Seaford, run by The Royal School for the Blind. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for East Sussex, where the median is 24 beds.
In May 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from February 2020. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.
None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 9 homes run by The Royal School for the Blind. 8 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 167 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Good”.
