SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?62%Requires improvement
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Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
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: 17 good, 16 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. ?
St Bridget's - Care Home Physical Disabilities is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 47 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St Bridget's - Care Home Physical Disabilities at a glance
Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability, St Bridget's - Care Home Physical Disabilities is a residential care home in Rustington, West Sussex with 39 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC last rated the home in September 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Good. Before that, in July 2019, it was rated Outstanding. Ratings in West Sussex are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 16 fell below good. The lowest was “monitoring and improving outcomes” (significant shortfalls).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The nearest home with a higher rating is Rustington Convalescent Home (Good), 0.9 km away. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. It is one of 34 homes run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. 19 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
