Claremont Lodge Care Home

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from March 2020, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

The rating is 3 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.

CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 9 December 2022.

Who runs it

Claremont Lodge Care Home is run by Claremont Lodge Care Home Ltd (company 05869873), incorporated in 2006, 13 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.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Claremont Lodge Care 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.

West Sussex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

How it fits locally

There are 12 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Laurels, under 0.5 miles away.

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

It sits in Arundel & Walberton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% 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 (9 min), a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (7 min), a park (7 min), a café (10 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.