Residential care home · Brighton and Hove

Wilbury

66 Wilbury Road, Hove, BN3 3PA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 February 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    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?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2019GoodSECRW
  • May 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Brighton and Hove

Wilbury 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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Care homes nearby

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    Hove, Brighton and Hove · BN3 6HS · Residential care home · 15 beds0.5 km
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  • Wavertree House
    Hove, Brighton and Hove · BN3 1RN · Nursing home · 41 beds0.6 km
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  • Regent House Nursing Home
    Hove, Brighton and Hove · BN3 6GE · Nursing home · 30 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Grosvenor Lodge
    Hove, Brighton and Hove · BN3 6GA · Residential care home · 31 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Crescent House
    Hove, Brighton and Hove · BN3 6GP · Residential care home · 19 beds0.6 km
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Wilbury in brief

Wilbury is an independent 19-bed residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people.

56 other homes in Brighton and Hove share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in February 2026. Its rating before that, in March 2019, was the same. The typical rating in Brighton and Hove is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.