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?80%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 enablementExceptional
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?79%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Freedom to speak upExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 exceptional. 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 Martlets is a 80-bed nursing home in East Preston, West Sussex, run by Shaw Healthcare Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in West Sussex are smaller: the median there is 27 beds.
Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in May 2021, it was rated Requires improvement. That is more recent than most ratings in West Sussex, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 2 were exceptional.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Shaw Healthcare Limited runs 17 care homes, and 14 of the 17 rated are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. 209 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Good”.
