The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 72 of the 88 mental health in East Sussex currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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St Leonards On Sea, TN38
Operated by ASD Unique Services LLP
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 6 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 3/16/19.
43 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0TB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Polegate, BN26
Operated by Silverlight Care Limited
Registered to support younger adults, dementia care, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/13/26.
Unit E, Dittons Business Park, Dittons Road, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6HY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hove, BN3
Operated by BHT Sussex
Registered to support mental health. 10 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 12/24/25.
57 Sackville Gardens, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 4GJ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Rottingdean, BN2
Operated by Zeenat Nanji & Tasneem Osman
Registered to support older people, dementia care, mental health. 30 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/9/25.
Steyning Road, Rottingdean, East Sussex, BN2 7GA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hastings, TN34
Operated by Mrs L Gratton
Registered to support older people, mental health. 18 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/7/19.
21 Laton Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2ES
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
St Leonards On Sea, TN38
Operated by Aspens Charities
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 3 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/19/18.
56 St Saviours Road, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0AR
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Eastbourne, BN22
Operated by Ashley Gardens(Uk) Ltd
Registered to support older people, dementia care, mental health. 47 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/15/25.
Willoughby Crescent, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8RA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Eastbourne, BN21
Operated by Imperial Healthcare (UK) Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 30 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/7/19.
15-17 Lewes Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2BY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bexhill On Sea, TN40
Operated by Aspens Charities
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 4 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/5/25.
17 Wentworth Close, Bexhill On Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2PQ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Seaford, BN25
Operated by The Royal School for the Blind
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 9 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/2/19.
Barclay House, St Peter's Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 2HS
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 72 mental health in East Sussex that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 88 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
CQC registers services by the groups they support, and mental health is one of the largest. This covers community services, supported housing, and care at home for people whose primary need relates to mental health rather than age or physical disability.
Community based services. Outreach, floating support and recovery-focused work, usually not tied to where you live.
Supported housing. Accommodation with staff on site or visiting, from a shared house to a scheme with 24-hour cover.
Care at home. Practical and personal support in your own home, often alongside NHS community mental health teams.
Rehabilitation services. Structured support to rebuild independence, often after a hospital stay.
If someone has been detained in hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act, or certain other sections, the NHS and the council have a joint duty to provide aftercare free of charge.
Section 117 aftercare:
This is routinely missed. If someone was detained under section 3 and is now paying for mental health related support, that is worth challenging in writing.
Ordinary mental health social care goes through the council means test like any other. Direct payments are available and often suit people who want control over who supports them and when.
If needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare. And if work is the issue, Access to Work funds mental health support and workplace adjustments without a means test.
Read the full CQC report, particularly safe and well-led. Then ask:
88 CQC-registered mental health have a registered office in East Sussex, South East. Of those, 72 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
If someone has been detained in hospital under certain sections of the Mental Health Act, mainly section 3, the NHS and the council must provide aftercare services free of charge. Section 117 aftercare is not means tested and cannot be charged for. It is one of the most valuable and least understood entitlements in the whole system, and it has no time limit: it lasts until both bodies formally agree the person no longer needs it.
Ordinary mental health social care is means tested in the usual way. Section 117 aftercare is not, and must be free. If someone was detained under section 3 and is being charged for services that relate to their mental health, that is worth challenging.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.