SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?44%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
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?71%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
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. ?
St Josephs Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 47 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Franciscan Missionary Sisters runs St Josephs Nursing Home, a nursing home in Littlehampton, West Sussex with room for 24 residents. It is registered to care for older people.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Mewsbrook House (Good), 0.0 km away. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC last rated the home in March 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Its rating before that, in September 2022, was the same. 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 “involving people to manage risks” (significant shortfalls).
