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. ?
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. ?
The Devonshire Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about The Devonshire Nursing Home
The Devonshire Nursing Home is a 42-bed nursing home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, run by Mr & Mrs B Clarke and Mrs C Mills. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with a physical disability. The typical home in East Sussex has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2019. That matches its previous rating, from May 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In East Sussex, 35% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. It is one of 2 homes run by Mr & Mrs B Clarke and Mrs C Mills. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
