SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
The home changed owner in October 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Grace and Compassion Benedictines CIO runs St Mary’s House, a residential care home in Brighton, Brighton and Hove with room for 12 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Brighton and Hove has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
In April 2020, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from August 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 36% of ratings in Brighton and Hove are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove. Across Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. 4 of Grace and Compassion Benedictines CIO’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The home changed owner in October 2025.
