CQC rating
Good
Published 17 February 2025
Rated 1 year ago ?
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?71%Good
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- Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
- Freedom to speak upGood
- 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: 32 good, 1 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. ?
The home changed owner in December 2024. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Earlier ratings ?
- December 2022GoodSECRW previous owner
- July 2022Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
- January 2022GoodSECRW previous owner
- July 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
- December 2020Inspected, no new rating
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- August 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
- February 2020InadequateSECRW previous owner
- September 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
- May 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.
Read the full report on the CQC website ↗
How it compares in Brighton and Hove
Sycamore Court is in the Good tier ?, with 56 other homes in Brighton and Hove.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
- Outstanding 4 (5%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
- Good 57 (67%)
- Good, with an area to improve 14 (16%)
- Requires improvement 7 (8%)
- Not yet rated 2 (2%)
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About Sycamore Court
Sycamore Court is one of 85 care homes in Brighton and Hove: a 43-bed nursing home in Brighton, run by GCH (NEW OPCO 2) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Brighton and Hove has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove also score 5. Across Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 2 of GCH (NEW OPCO 2) Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). GCH (NEW OPCO 2) Limited has run the home since December 2024, when it changed owner.
Its CQC rating, from February 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from December 2022. Ratings in Brighton and Hove are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “governance, management and sustainability”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
