Care home · Worthing

Sunkist Lodge

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 21 June 2019 Rating 7 years old

Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate

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Address
14-16 Winchester Road, Worthing, BN11 4DJ
Run by
Mantra Care Homes Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
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 2013 (13 years)
Registered manager
Ndaiziyei Joyce Chikosha
Company check
Active, trading since 2012 (14 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08215712)
Last CQC check
21 Jun 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-564197046

The service in brief

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Sunkist Lodge is based in Worthing, run by Mantra Care Homes Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in mental health conditions.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (June 2019). It is one of 67 CQC-registered care homes in and around Worthing; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from January 2013, so the service has been operating for around 13 years under its current registration.

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

No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

4 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 21 June 2019.

Needs it is registered to meet

As listed with the regulator.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Sunkist 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.

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Who runs it

Sunkist Lodge is run by Mantra Care Homes Limited (company 08215712), incorporated in 2012.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.

The inspection, summarised

  • About the service: Sunkist Lodge ia a 'care home'.
  • Sunkist Lodge provided care and support to people living with on-going mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, personality disorder or a history of substance and alcohol misuse.
  • People's experience of using this service: People who lived in Sunkist Lodge received person centred care and were supported by staff who knew them, their needs and their interests well.
  • People were free to come and go as they pleased and encouraged to become active members in their local community.

Inspected 23 May 2019; report published 21 June 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

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 Ashford House, under 0.5 miles away.

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

It sits in Heene ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% 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 (3 min), a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (4 min), a park (2 min), a café (4 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Each area CQC checks

  • 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-ledGood233 of 317 in West Sussex

CQC key question ratings, published 21 June 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.

Earlier inspections

  1. Dec 2016 Good
  2. Jun 2019 Good
  3. Today Rating 7 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.

CQC documents

Map and area details

Ward
Heene
Parliamentary constituency
Worthing West
NHS planning area
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in BN11 (56)

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Local amenities

  • Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 28 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Worthing, 740 m (9 min walk)
  • GP surgery Shelley Surgery, 270 m (3 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Boots, 600 m (8 min walk)
  • Shop M&V Polish Shop, 310 m (4 min walk)
  • Park Amelia Park, 170 m (2 min walk)
  • Café Blend Coffee Co., 310 m (4 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Mary of the Angels, 260 m (3 min walk)
  • Library Worthing Library, 620 m (8 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.

Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.

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 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.

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Sunkist Lodge in local context

  • Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (June 2019) is more recent than 15% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
  • With 26 beds it is smaller than 54% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
  • Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 44% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.

Compared with every CQC-registered care home in West Sussex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about Sunkist Lodge

What type of care does Sunkist Lodge provide?
Registration for Sunkist Lodge covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
Where is Sunkist Lodge?
It is at 14-16 Winchester Road, Worthing, BN11 4DJ.
Is Sunkist Lodge regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Yes. Sunkist Lodge is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-564197046) and was rated Good overall in June 2019.
Can Sunkist Lodge care for someone with dementia?
It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
When did CQC last rate Sunkist Lodge?
21 June 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
How big is Sunkist Lodge?
Sunkist Lodge can take up to 26 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
Who runs Sunkist Lodge?
The registered provider is Mantra Care Homes Limited, according to CQC.
What are Sunkist Lodge's fees?
No fee list from Sunkist Lodge has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Is Sunkist Lodge rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: 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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