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Arlington House

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 22 October 2024 Rating 2 years old

Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate

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Address
10 Tennis Road, Hove, BN3 4LR
Run by
Montesano Care Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
33 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
June 2018 (8 years)
Registered manager
*
Company check
Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10821999)
Last CQC check
22 Oct 2024
Typical fees Estimated
£1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-4925527091

Introducing Arlington House

Arlington House in Hove is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Montesano Care Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (October 2024). Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 21 CQC-registered care homes in and around Southwick; 19 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The registered provider

Arlington House is run by Montesano Care Ltd (company 10821999), incorporated in 2017.

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.

Track record

Registered in June 2018, it has 8 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2019–2024), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Requires Improvement.

CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 21 January 2021.

Costs to expect

We estimate Arlington House at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.

Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Brighton and Hove Council after a needs and financial assessment.

Specialisms

Registration details from CQC.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood74 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • EffectiveRequires improvement4 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • CaringGood82 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • ResponsiveGood77 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • Well-ledRequires improvement13 of 84 in Brighton and Hove

From CQC's latest report, published 22 October 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Brighton and Hove share it.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • This assessment took place from 7 June to 21 June 2024.
  • This assessment was planned in response to concerns we received about the management of medicines and care delivery at the service.
  • We found one breach of the legal regulations in relation to systems of quality monitoring and governance.
  • People and relatives said the staff were kind and caring, and the service was well managed.

Inspected 17 December 2020; report published 21 January 2021. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 24 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Marine View Rest Home, under 0.5 miles away.

11 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Wish ward, classed by ONS as urban (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 shop (7 min), a park (5 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Reading Arlington House's CQC ratings

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

Across Brighton and Hove, 4 of 84 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (5%), while 13 of 84 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (15%).

The Effective and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

Ratings over time

  1. May 2019 Requires improvement
  2. Jan 2021 Good
  3. Oct 2024 Requires Improvement
  4. Today Rating 2 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Food hygiene

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 28 January 2026 by Brighton and Hove. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Arlington House"). Open Government Licence.

The neighbourhood

Ward
Wish
Parliamentary constituency
Hove and Portslade
Integrated care board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in BN3 (51)

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Local amenities

  • Bus stop 140 m (2 min walk) · 12 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Portslade, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
  • GP surgery Links Road Surgery, 1.2 km (16 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Boots, 970 m (12 min walk)
  • Shop M&S Simply Food, 600 m (7 min walk)
  • Park Hove Beach Park, 420 m (5 min walk)
  • Café Big Beach Cafe, 190 m (2 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Philip's, 570 m (7 min walk)
  • Library Hove Public Library, 1.3 km (17 min walk)

Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.

Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).

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Compared with other care homes locally

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Brighton and Hove, 92% of the 84 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (October 2024) is more recent than 64% of care home ratings in Brighton and Hove.
  • With 33 beds it is larger than 73% of care homes in Brighton and Hove, where the typical home has 22.
  • Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 35% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Brighton and Hove lists 2.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (5% of care homes in Brighton and Hove are also rated below Good here); Well-led (14% of care homes in Brighton and Hove are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Brighton and Hove. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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What families ask about Arlington House

Who runs Arlington House?
On CQC's register the provider is Montesano Care Ltd.
How many beds does Arlington House have?
CQC capacity for Arlington House: 33 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
Is Arlington House rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Arlington House: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
How much does Arlington House charge?
Arlington House hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
Is Arlington House registered with CQC?
Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-4925527091 and was rated Requires improvement overall in October 2024.
Where is Arlington House based?
It is at 10 Tennis Road, Hove, BN3 4LR.
What kind of care can Arlington House offer?
Registration for Arlington House covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
When did CQC last rate Arlington House?
Its current CQC rating dates from 22 October 2024, 2 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Can Arlington House care for someone with dementia?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.

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