SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
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?61%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 12 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Westwood Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in Brighton and Hove.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Mr & Mrs M S Sadek, Westwood Care Home is a residential care home in Brighton, Brighton and Hove with 29 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2026. It was Requires improvement for responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe, effective and caring as Good. That matches its previous rating, from April 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in Brighton and Hove, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 12 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “supporting people to live healthier lives”.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. 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. The nearest home with a higher rating is 15 Preston Drove (Good), 0.2 km away.
