Care home · Pulborough
Hillside Lodge
Typical fee here £1,660–£2,030 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Hillside Lodge- Address
- Spiro Close, London Road, Pulborough, RH20 1FG
- Run by
- Shaw Healthcare Limited (17 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 60 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Shaw Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Constantin Zidaru Theresa Ann Shell
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05133946)
- Last CQC check
- 30 Mar 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-134889344
Introducing Hillside Lodge
Hillside Lodge in Pulborough is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Shaw Healthcare Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2018).
Each area CQC checks
- Safe267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led233 of 317 in West Sussex
CQC key question ratings, published 30 March 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Hillside Lodge: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Track record
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 30 March 2018.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement.
- Hillside Lodge provides care and accommodation for up to 60 people separated into three separate units.
- A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service.
- Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'.
Inspected 22 February 2018; report published 30 March 2018; supporting 60 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Choice nearby
There is 1 other care home within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Anchorage Residential Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 6 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (1 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (6 min), a café (7 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (8 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Rating history
- Jan 2016
- Mar 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 30 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 20 January 2016
- Inspection report 19 September 2014
- Inspection report 4 September 2013
- Inspection report 4 September 2012
- Inspection report 19 January 2011
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 August 2026 by Horsham. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Hillside Lodge Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley
- Parliamentary constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Larger rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
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Close by
- Bus stop 120 m (2 min walk) · 15 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Pulborough, 650 m (8 min walk)
- GP surgery Pulborough Medical Group, 30 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Corden Pharmacy, 40 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Tesco, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Park 470 m (6 min walk)
- Café Macklin's, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary's Church, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Library Pulborough Library, 780 m (10 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Who runs it
Hillside Lodge is run by Shaw Healthcare Limited (company 05133946), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Shaw Healthcare Limited runs 17 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 14 of the 17 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (82%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
12 of its services are in West Sussex.
It trades under the Shaw Healthcare brand, which covers 40 services run by 7 registered providers.
Costs to expect
We estimate Hillside Lodge at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from West Sussex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Family reviews
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Frequently asked about Hillside Lodge
- How many residents can Hillside Lodge take?
- CQC registers Hillside Lodge for 60 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs Hillside Lodge?
- The registered provider is Shaw Healthcare Limited, according to CQC.
- How much does care from Hillside Lodge cost?
- Hillside Lodge has not published its fees with us. Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How is Hillside Lodge rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What is Hillside Lodge's address?
- It is at Spiro Close, London Road, Pulborough, RH20 1FG.
- Is Hillside Lodge a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-134889344 and was rated Good overall in March 2018.
- What type of care does Hillside Lodge provide?
- CQC lists Hillside Lodge under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Hillside Lodge registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate Hillside Lodge?
- CQC published the current rating on 30 March 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
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