Care Homes in Lewes

Lewes has 10 CQC registered care homes. 8 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 10 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Choosing Between the Homes Listed in Lewes

Where the ratings run out

Nine homes appear here, eight rated Good and one marked Requires Improvement. Ratings that cluster this closely do very little sorting, so the reports have to carry the comparison. Start with the publication date, because a judgement written some years ago may describe a staff team that has since changed entirely. Read what inspectors recorded about staffing levels, medicines management and how residents spend their day, and note whether a home was commended for something specific or simply found to be meeting expectations. For the home marked down, look at which key question fell short and ask what has changed since.

What a visit is actually for

Go late in the afternoon rather than mid morning, when staffing is thinnest and nothing has been arranged for a visitor. Sit in the communal areas instead of touring only the show bedroom, and notice whether staff speak to residents in passing or only while carrying out a task. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and how a family is told about a fall or a change in health. Questions about staff turnover and reliance on agency cover are reasonable and the frankness of the reply is informative in itself.

Points to settle before committing

Ask about trial periods, the notice required on either side, and what the home would do if needs rose beyond what it is registered to provide.

Arranging Care and Understanding the Cost

Beginning with an assessment

A care needs assessment records the support required with washing, dressing, eating, mobility and medicines, and notes anything clinical that must continue. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need care, whatever their savings. Where a relative provides most of that support already, a carer assessment can be requested at the same time and often changes what is offered.

How funding is decided

A financial assessment weighs income, savings and capital to establish the contribution expected and whether public money meets the balance. Property is treated differently depending on circumstances, including whether a spouse continues to live there, so raise that directly. The adult social care team at East Sussex County Council carries out both assessments and can explain what support may be available while an application is pending.

Making sense of fees

Ask for a written schedule separating accommodation, personal care, laundry, activities, chiropody, hairdressing and escorted appointments, with extras marked plainly. Ask how often fees are reviewed and by what margin recently, and confirm whether a third party top up would be expected where a council contribution applies.

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