Home care agency · Brighton
Patching Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Patching Lodge- Address
- Patching Lodge, Park Street, Brighton, BN2 0AQ
- Run by
- All Care (GB) Limited (9 services)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Registered with CQC
- September 2024 (2 years)
- Part of
- Clece Care Services
- Registered manager
- Denise Brownjohn
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05100341)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-19548920215
About this agency
Patching Lodge in Brighton is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by All Care (GB) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (April 2022). It is one of 52 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Brighton; 31 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe32 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
- Effective34 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
- Caring32 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
- Responsive35 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
- Well-led29 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
From CQC's latest report, published 7 April 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Brighton and Hove share it.
The company behind Patching Lodge
Patching Lodge is run by All Care (gb) Limited (company 05100341), incorporated in 2004, 20 years before this service registered with CQC.
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 social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
All Care (GB) Limited runs 9 CQC-registered services across 6 council areas; 6 of the 7 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (86%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Brighton and Hove.
It trades under the Clece Care Services brand, which covers 49 services run by 11 registered providers.
Who the service is registered for
As listed with the regulator.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is DCA Brighton, under 0.5 miles away.
8 of the 18 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Queen's Park ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
The ratings in context
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 28 of the 36 other agencies in Brighton and Hove that CQC has rated.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Patching Lodge at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.
A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.
Brighton and Hove Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- 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 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BN2 (15)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
How long it has been running
Patching Lodge has been registered with CQC since September 2024, about 2 years.
The overall rating now in force is Good (April 2022).
The rating is 4 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 carried the rating over from the previous provider; the new one is still awaiting inspection at this address.
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Patching Lodge in local context
- Rated Good. Across Brighton and Hove, 86% of the 37 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2022) is more recent than 49% of agency ratings in Brighton and Hove.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 10% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Brighton and Hove lists 5.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Brighton and Hove; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Similar home care agencies near Brighton, rated recently
- Future Home Care Ltd KentSep 2025 · 0.7 miles
- Cheriton Homecare LimitedMar 2026 · 1.5 miles
- Coastal Homecare (Hove) LimitedMay 2026 · 1.8 miles
Quick answers about Patching Lodge
- Where is Patching Lodge based?
- Patching Lodge, Park Street, Brighton, BN2 0AQ is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
- Is Patching Lodge a registered provider?
- Patching Lodge is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-19548920215) and was rated Good overall in April 2022.
- Is Patching Lodge registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- When did CQC last rate Patching Lodge?
- The latest rating is dated 7 April 2022, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What services is Patching Lodge registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Patching Lodge how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Who is the registered provider for Patching Lodge?
- On CQC's register the provider is All Care (GB) Limited.
- What are Patching Lodge's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Patching Lodge yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did Patching Lodge score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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