Care home · Polegate
Oak Lodge
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- 213 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DU
- Run by
- Achieve Together Limited (159 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (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
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Achieve Together
- Registered manager
- Jayley Anna Page
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1996 (30 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03153442)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Jan 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-136882714
Introducing Oak Lodge
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Oak Lodge is based in Polegate, run by Achieve Together Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2019). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Lower Willingdon; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe229 of 261 in East Sussex
- Effective247 of 261 in East Sussex
- Caring253 of 261 in East Sussex
- Responsive238 of 261 in East Sussex
- Well-led173 of 261 in East Sussex
Source: CQC, published 25 January 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in East Sussex share it.
The inspection, summarised
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
- Oak lodge provides accommodation and personal care for up to six people who have learning disabilities and some associated physical or/and sensory disabilities.
- There were six people using the service at the time of inspection.
- Oak lodge was a purpose-built bungalow with spacious bedrooms and communal areas that were wheelchair accessible.
Inspected 13 December 2018; report published 25 January 2019. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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 172 of the 260 other care homes in East Sussex that CQC has rated.
History with CQC
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
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.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 25 January 2019.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Oak 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 how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
East Sussex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
How its rating has changed
- Jun 2016
- Jan 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 25 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 10 June 2016
- Inspection report 11 January 2014
- Inspection report 29 March 2013
- Inspection report 2 July 2012
Area and map
- Ward
- Lower Willingdon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewes
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN26 (8)
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Close by
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 11 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Polegate Oaks, 630 m (8 min walk)
- GP surgery Downlands Medical Centre, 940 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Kamsons Pharmacy, 740 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Park Polegate Jubilee Nature Reserve, 930 m (12 min walk)
- Café Your Cafe & Bakery, 440 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Wilfrid, 520 m (6 min walk)
- Library Willingdon Library, 660 m (8 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hill View, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
Every one of the 23 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Lower Willingdon 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 pharmacy (9 min), a shop (3 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (8 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who runs it
Oak Lodge is run by Achieve Together Limited (company 03153442), incorporated in 1996, 14 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Achieve Together Limited runs 159 CQC-registered services across 51 council areas; 127 of the 153 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (83%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
9 of its services are in East Sussex.
It trades under the Achieve Together brand, which covers 173 services run by 3 registered providers.
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How Oak Lodge compares
- Rated Good. Across East Sussex, 85% of the 261 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 3% of care home ratings in East Sussex.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 83% of care homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 90% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in East Sussex lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in East Sussex (Oct 2026).
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Oak Lodge: common questions
- What kind of care can Oak Lodge offer?
- CQC lists Oak Lodge under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is Oak Lodge based?
- It is at 213 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DU.
- Is Oak Lodge registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-136882714 and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
- Can Oak Lodge care for someone with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- How recent is Oak Lodge's CQC rating?
- 25 January 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How many residents can Oak Lodge take?
- Oak Lodge has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Which provider runs Oak Lodge?
- The registered provider is Achieve Together Limited, according to CQC.
- How much does Oak Lodge charge?
- Oak Lodge's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How is Oak Lodge rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Oak Lodge: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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