Care home · Lewes
Holm Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Holm Lodge- Address
- Lewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5ES
- Run by
- Holm Lodge
- Type of provider
- Independent (partnership)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 26 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Sugandi Aravinth
- Last CQC check
- 2 Dec 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Lewes: Care homes in Lewes (6) · Care homes for elderly care in Lewes
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-157188191
Holm Lodge at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Holm Lodge is based in Lewes. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2024). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Lewes; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Key points from CQC's visit
- There were 24 people living at the home at the time of our on-site assessment on 24 September 2024.
- At the last inspection the service was in breach of regulation 17, good governance.
- Enough improvements had been made and the service was no longer in breach.
- People’s rooms contained personal items and photographs and people told us they felt ‘at home.’ People said that the food was always nice and that all staff were attentive to their needs.
Inspected 10 July 2023; report published 17 August 2023; supporting 24 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What the ratings tell you
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 172 of the 260 other care homes in East Sussex that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 75% and its lowest is Caring at 70%, averaging 73% overall.
CQC's scores in detail
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Holm Lodge scores 73%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement2 · Some shortfalls
Responsive 71%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity2 · Some shortfalls
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
4 means exceptional and 1 means significant shortfalls (3 good, 2 some shortfalls). CQC data, assessed 18 September 2024, published 2 December 2024, Open Government Licence. Where no score shows, that statement wasn't part of this assessment and its earlier result still counts.
Ratings over time
- Dec 2016
- Oct 2019
- Jan 2021
- Sep 2021
- Feb 2022
- Sep 2022
- Aug 2023
- Dec 2024
- Today Rating 1 year old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 17 August 2023
- CQC inspection report 24 September 2022
- CQC inspection report 12 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 8 September 2021
- CQC inspection report 29 January 2021
- CQC inspection report 18 October 2019
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 22 January 2026 by Lewes. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Holm Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Ouse Valley & Ringmer
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewes
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN8 (10)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Anchor Field Surgery, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Ringmer Pharmacy, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Ringmer Superstore, 520 m (6 min walk)
- Café Cafe Ringmer, 520 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary the Virgin, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Library Ringmer Village Library, 520 m (7 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Track record
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2016–2024), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 17 August 2023.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score229 of 261 in East Sussex
- Effective75% score247 of 261 in East Sussex
- Caring70% score253 of 261 in East Sussex
- Responsive71% score238 of 261 in East Sussex
- Well-led75% score173 of 261 in East Sussex
Source: CQC, published 2 December 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in East Sussex share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate Holm Lodge 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.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from East Sussex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Choice nearby
There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ashring House, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Ouse Valley & Ringmer 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 (7 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (6 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ownership and company checks
Holm Lodge is the only service its provider, Holm Lodge, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Holm Lodge yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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Holm Lodge against its area
- Rated Good. Across East Sussex, 85% of the 261 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2024) is more recent than 71% of care home ratings in East Sussex.
- With 26 beds it is larger than 54% of care homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 59% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in East Sussex lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in East Sussex; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Other care homes close by
Guides for families
Other care homes near Lewes with recent ratings
- Ashring HouseDec 2025
Holm Lodge questions answered
- Does Holm Lodge support people with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- Is Holm Lodge rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- When was Holm Lodge last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 2 December 2024, 1 year ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Holm Lodge regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Holm Lodge is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-157188191) and was rated Good overall in December 2024.
- What are Holm Lodge's fees?
- Holm Lodge hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How big is Holm Lodge?
- Holm Lodge can take up to 26 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- What services is Holm Lodge registered for?
- Registration for Holm Lodge covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is Holm Lodge based?
- It is at Lewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5ES.
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