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Stanbridge House

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 24 August 2018 Rating 8 years old
Rated 8 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from August 2018. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
Residents relaxing in a care home sitting room Illustrative photo, not of Stanbridge House
Address
Standbridge House, 54-58 Kings Road, Lancing, BN15 8DY
Run by
Ms Kim Sanders
Type of provider
Independent (owner-run)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
27 (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
November 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
*
Last CQC check
11 Mar 2021
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

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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-109993815

Introducing Stanbridge House

Stanbridge House in Lancing is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Ms Kim Sanders. It is registered to support older people.

CQC rated it Good overall (August 2018). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Lancing; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Stanbridge House over the years

Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.

The rating is 8 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.

The CQC website holds 5 reports for it, the latest from 11 March 2021.

The inspection, summarised

  • The service had experienced an outbreak of Covid-19 that had impacted on people living in the service and staff.
  • Relatives spoke positively about the care their loved ones had received from staff.
  • One relative told us, "I am kept updated with phone calls and email regularly.
  • This was a targeted inspection looking at the IPC practices the provider has in place.

Inspected 4 February 2021; report published 11 March 2021; supporting 19 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

The ratings in context

Looking at the five areas: Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across West Sussex, 70 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).

If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Earlier inspections

  1. Mar 2016 Good
  2. Aug 2018 Good
  3. Mar 2021 Inspected but not rated
  4. Today Rating 8 years old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

CQC documents

Food hygiene

4/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 27 October 2025 by Adur. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Stanbridge House"). Open Government Licence.

Finding it

Ward
Widewater
Parliamentary constituency
East Worthing and Shoreham
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban: nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in BN15 (7)

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Local amenities

  • Bus stop 240 m (3 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Lancing, 500 m (6 min walk)
  • GP surgery New Pond Row Surgery, 380 m (5 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Gill Pharmacy, 390 m (5 min walk)
  • Shop Budgens, 460 m (6 min walk)
  • Park Lancing Beach Green, 540 m (7 min walk)
  • Café Rainbow Cafe, 460 m (6 min walk)
  • Place of worship Lancing Methodist Church, 440 m (5 min walk)
  • Library Lancing Library, 620 m (8 min walk)

From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.

Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).

Likely fees

We estimate Stanbridge House 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.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), West Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

Around Lancing

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 Mermaid Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.

Every one of the 24 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.

It sits in Widewater ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 (5 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (6 min), a park (7 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood267 of 317 in West Sussex
  • EffectiveGood289 of 317 in West Sussex
  • CaringGood294 of 317 in West Sussex
  • ResponsiveGood286 of 317 in West Sussex
  • Well-ledRequires improvement70 of 317 in West Sussex

From CQC's latest report, published 24 August 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.

The company behind Stanbridge House

Stanbridge House is the only service its provider, Ms Kim Sanders, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

Who they support

Taken from its CQC registration.

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How Stanbridge House compares

  • Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (August 2018) is more recent than 5% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
  • With 27 beds it is smaller than 51% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 93% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (22% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Comparison set: every registered care home in West Sussex, CQC data for Oct 2026.

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Stanbridge House: common questions

How did Stanbridge House score on each CQC key question?
CQC rates five key questions. For Stanbridge House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
How much does Stanbridge House charge?
Stanbridge House hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
Who runs Stanbridge House?
On CQC's register the provider is Ms Kim Sanders.
How many residents can Stanbridge House take?
CQC registers Stanbridge House for 27 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
How recent is Stanbridge House's CQC rating?
Its current CQC rating dates from 24 August 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Does Stanbridge House support people with dementia?
Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
What type of care does Stanbridge House provide?
Registration for Stanbridge House covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
Is Stanbridge House registered with CQC?
Yes. Stanbridge House is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-109993815) and was rated Good overall in August 2018.
Where is Stanbridge House?
It is at Standbridge House, 54-58 Kings Road, Lancing, BN15 8DY.

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