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What the CQC found at Sycamore Court

Goodpublished 17 February 2025, 19 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Sycamore Court.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Sycamore Court

8 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. December 2022Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  2. July 2022Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. January 2022Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. July 2021Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. December 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  6. August 2020Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. February 2020Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  8. September 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  9. May 2017Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  10. December 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 13 December 2024.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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46 live-in carers within about an hour of Brighton and Hove

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Most charge £1,020 to £1,280 a week. 37 can care for a couple. 10 years' experience on average.

Nikolaos (Nick) K.
3 reviews
From £1,148 a week, 10 years caring
Based about 10 minutes from Brighton and Hove. Can care for a couple
Awa G.
2 reviews
From £1,225 a week, 7 years caring
Based about 14 minutes from Brighton and Hove. Can care for a couple
Evana K.
1 review
From £1,117 a week, 4 years caring
Based about 27 minutes from Brighton and Hove. Can care for a couple
Mabel K.
1 review
From £1,110 a week, 27 years caring
Based about 28 minutes from Brighton and Hove
“Lottie showed incredible patience and empathy, adapting her routine to fit in with Mum's moods. Most importantly, Lottie's cheerful manner helped Mum to get some enjoyment out of life.”
Claire W., about Charlotte H.
“He was infinitely patient with them and got on very well with us to the extent that we now regard him as a personal friend.”
Ivana P., about Nikolaos (Nick) K.
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