Residential care home · West Sussex

Woodlands House

4 St Winefrides Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NL

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

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CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 26 August 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

September 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
April 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

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

Woodlands House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 47 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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Woodlands House in brief

Woodlands House is a 14-bed residential care home in Littlehampton, West Sussex. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in West Sussex has 27 beds, so this one is on the small side.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2024. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5. 47 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. St Winefrides Residential Home, 0.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good.

CQC last rated the home in August 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated safe, caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in September 2018, was Good, so the home has slipped.