Care home · Seaford

Freshford Cottage Nursing Home

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 8 March 2023 Rating 3 years old

Typical fee here £1,650–£2,010 a week Estimate

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Address
Dane Road, Seaford, BN25 1DU
Run by
Zeenat Nanji & Tasneem Osman (3 services)
Type of provider
Independent (partnership)
Service
Nursing home
Beds
20 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
En-suite rooms
En-suite rooms available (as stated on southcarehomes.com)
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Diana Roxana Midoschi
Last CQC check
8 Mar 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£1,650–£2,010 a week for nursing care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-130340343

Freshford Cottage Nursing Home at a glance

Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Freshford Cottage Nursing Home is based in Seaford, run by Zeenat Nanji & Tasneem Osman. It is registered to support older people.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (March 2023). Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Seaford; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.

No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 8 March 2023.

How it fits locally

There are 19 other care homes within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Seaford Family Care, under 0.5 miles away.

13 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Seaford Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (2 min), a park (2 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

The ratings in context

Area by area, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across East Sussex, 13 of 261 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (5%), while 84 of 261 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (32%).

If you are considering it, read the Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Freshford Cottage Nursing Home at £1,650–£2,010 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£105k.

NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), East Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

Each area CQC checks

  • SafeGood229 of 261 in East Sussex
  • EffectiveRequires improvement13 of 261 in East Sussex
  • CaringGood253 of 261 in East Sussex
  • ResponsiveGood238 of 261 in East Sussex
  • Well-ledRequires improvement84 of 261 in East Sussex

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 8 March 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in East Sussex share it.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • People were not supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff did not always support them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service did not support this practice.
  • The quality of the service was regularly monitored through audits, however we identified areas where further improvements were needed in relation to mental capacity and people's records.
  • Staff understood how to support people safely, risk assessments provided further guidance about individual risks.
  • People were supported to have enough to eat and drink throughout the day.

Inspected 1 February 2023; report published 8 March 2023; supporting 20 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Specialisms

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

The company behind Freshford Cottage Nursing Home

Zeenat Nanji & Tasneem Osman runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (67%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

2 of its services are in East Sussex.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Jan 2016 Requires improvement
  2. Dec 2016 Requires improvement
  3. Mar 2018 Good
  4. Mar 2023 Requires improvement
  5. Today Rating 3 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

CQC reports

Kitchen hygiene rating

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 May 2026 by Lewes. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Freshford Cottage Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.

Finding it

Ward
Seaford Central
Parliamentary constituency
Lewes
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in BN25 (18)

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Local amenities

  • Bus stop 170 m (2 min walk) · 7 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Seaford, 210 m (3 min walk)
  • GP surgery Seaford Podiatry, 360 m (4 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Morrisons Pharmacy, 120 m (2 min walk)
  • Shop Morrisons, 120 m (2 min walk)
  • Park 180 m (2 min walk)
  • Café Cup A Cabana, 200 m (2 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Leonard's Church, 280 m (3 min walk)
  • Library Seaford Library, 450 m (6 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.

Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).

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Freshford Cottage Nursing Home in local context

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across East Sussex, 85% of the 261 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 52% of care home ratings in East Sussex.
  • With 20 beds it is smaller than 55% of care homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 67% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in East Sussex lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (5% of care homes in East Sussex are also rated below Good here); Well-led (32% of care homes in East Sussex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Compared with every CQC-registered care home in East Sussex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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What families ask about Freshford Cottage Nursing Home

What type of care does Freshford Cottage Nursing Home provide?
CQC lists Freshford Cottage Nursing Home under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Where is Freshford Cottage Nursing Home based?
It is at Dane Road, Seaford, BN25 1DU.
Is Freshford Cottage Nursing Home a registered provider?
Registered, yes: location 1-130340343 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2023.
Is Freshford Cottage Nursing Home registered for dementia care?
No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
When did CQC last rate Freshford Cottage Nursing Home?
CQC published the current rating on 8 March 2023, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
How many beds does Freshford Cottage Nursing Home have?
Freshford Cottage Nursing Home is registered for up to 20 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
Who runs Freshford Cottage Nursing Home?
Zeenat Nanji & Tasneem Osman is the registered provider for Freshford Cottage Nursing Home.
How much does Freshford Cottage Nursing Home charge?
Freshford Cottage Nursing Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
How is Freshford Cottage Nursing Home rated for safety and leadership?
CQC rates five key questions. For Freshford Cottage Nursing Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.

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