Rated Outstanding · East Sussex · 2026
Outstanding care homes and home care in East Sussex (2026)
The Care Quality Commission currently rates 3 home care agencies and 5 care homes in East Sussex as Outstanding. That is its top rating, and only 4.7% of rated care services across England have it.
From the CQC register on 26 October 2026
East Sussex: the detail behind the list
Of these 8 Outstanding ratings, 1 date from the past two years and 6 from over four years ago. The oldest belongs to Ranworth House (March 2019); the most recent to Home Instead – Eastbourne and Hailsham (February 2026).
122 registered beds sit in Outstanding care homes in East Sussex, across 5 homes: 1 with nursing and 4 without.
Among 3 Outstanding agencies here, 2 name dementia among their specialisms.
For home care agencies, the Outstanding share in East Sussex is 3% of 102 rated, compared with 5% nationally. Among 243 care homes with a rating in East Sussex, 2% hold Outstanding (England: 5%).
By town, the Outstanding services in East Sussex are spread across 7 places, led by Eastbourne (2), Polegate (1), Heathfield (1) and St. Leonards-on-sea (1).
Outstanding home care agencies in East Sussex
Care homes in East Sussex with an Outstanding rating
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How services get on this list
Services are listed when the Care Quality Commission (CQC) gives them an overall rating of Outstanding. CQC is the independent regulator of care in England, and we take its ratings as published in its register. The county shown is that of the service's nearest town on The Care Panel. When we import new ratings the list changes too: newly rated Outstanding services join, and any that lose the rating drop off.
Ratings may be several years old, so each profile states when the rating was published. No one can pay for, apply for or be nominated for a place.
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.