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Acorn House - Acorn Watford Limited

Acorn House - Acorn Watford Limited is a care home in Brighton, run by Acorn (Watford) Ltd. CQC rated it Good overall in April 2022 (last checked 5 April 2022). It has 10 beds. It is registered to support people with a learning disability or autism.

  • Care home without nursing

198 Ditchling Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6JE

What CQC says

Overall rating

Goodrated 4 years ago (5 April 2022)

The service is performing well and meeting expectations.

Last checked by CQC: 5 April 2022.

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The five key questions

CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.

  • Is it safe?

    Goodrated 4 years ago (5 April 2022)
  • Is it effective?

    Goodrated 6 years ago (16 November 2019)
  • Is it caring?

    Goodrated 6 years ago (16 November 2019)
  • Is it responsive to people’s needs?

    Goodrated 6 years ago (16 November 2019)
  • Is it well-led?

    Goodrated 4 years ago (5 April 2022)

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Understanding this rating

Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.

This rating is from April 2022. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.

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  • What has changed since the last inspection?

How often CQC looks again

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About this service

Type of care
Care home without nursing
Who it supports
Learning disability or autism
Number of beds
10
Nursing care
No, personal care only
Registered since
27 October 2010
Local council area
Brighton and Hove

Who runs it

Provider
Acorn (Watford) Ltd
Kind of provider
Company or organisation
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