Residential care home · West Sussex

Walberton Place Care Home

Yapton Lane, Walberton, Arundel, BN18 0AS

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 months ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 April 2026 Rated 6 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 exceptional
    • 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 livesExceptional
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • 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: 30 good, 1 exceptional, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2024InadequateSECRW
  • June 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2021Requires improvementSECRW

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 West Sussex

Walberton Place Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 209 other homes in West Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (4%)
  • Good 210 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 32 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 17 (5%)

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What the data says about Walberton Place Care Home

Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited runs Walberton Place Care Home, a residential care home in Arundel, West Sussex with room for 80 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in West Sussex are smaller: the median there is 27 beds.

In April 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in February 2024, it was rated Inadequate. Ratings in West Sussex are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “responding to people's immediate needs”.

In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. 15 of Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited’s 18 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.