Newhaven

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Aronel Cottage Care Home Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (8 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (2 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (2 of the nearest 25).

19 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 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 (8 min), a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (3 min), a park (5 min), a café (4 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Reading Newhaven's CQC ratings

Newhaven has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.

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

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Newhaven 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 how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.

With savings below £23,250, West Sussex Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

History with CQC

Newhaven has been registered with CQC since November 2010, about 15 years.

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

7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.

CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 8 January 2019.

The registered provider

Newhaven 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.