Fairhaven

What the ratings tell you

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Fairhaven: 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.

The local picture

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Crawford Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (2 of the nearest 25).

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

It sits in Hotham ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 (8 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (2 min), a park (3 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (8 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

What it may cost

We estimate Fairhaven at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.

Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.

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

How long it has been running

CQC registration dates from November 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

The rating is 7 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.

Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 12 January 2019.

Ownership and company checks

Fairhaven is run by Allied Care (mental Health) Limited (company 04165416), incorporated in 2001, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are overdue, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

Allied Care (Mental Health) Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

All 4 are in West Sussex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

It trades under the Allied Care Limited brand, which covers 30 services run by 21 registered providers.