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

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