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Amberley Lodge Care HomeWest Sussex

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Rated:GoodNursing

Amberley Lodge Care Home

11 Chaucer Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 4PB

01903201076

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

26 September 2022

Provider

Amberley Lodge Care Home Limited

Beds

17 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 62 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 53 are the same and 8 are lower.

28 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementJan 2016
GoodMar 2017
Requires ImprovementOct 2019
GoodOct 2022

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2022. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2016.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Amberley Lodge Care Home Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in the South East: £1,243 a week for residential care and £1,579 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Amberley Lodge Care Home

Amberley Lodge Care Home is a nursing home in West Sussex. Full findings from the Care Quality Commission's most recent inspection are set out below.

Amberley Lodge provides personal and nursing care for up to 17 older people, with a particular focus on those living with dementia and age-related frailties. At inspection, 16 people were using the service.

Nurses safely administered medicines to residents and generally maintained good infection control practices. However, inspectors observed one nurse failing to wash their hands between administering medicines to different people, a concern the registered manager addressed immediately during the visit.

Quality assurance processes were not always sufficiently robust to ensure effective managerial oversight and monitoring of the service.

Source: CQC inspection report, 15 October 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 17 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BN11 4PB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Rating report published 15 October 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 26 September 2022.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 19 October 2019: Good
CaringPublished 19 October 2019: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Amberley Lodge Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Amberley Lodge Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Amberley Lodge Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Amberley Lodge Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees