East Dean Grange Care Home

Lower Street, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DE

01323422411

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

14 May 2025

Provider

ASA Care Home Limited

Beds

30 beds

About East Dean Grange Care Home

East Dean Grange is a 30-bed residential care home located on Lower Street in East Dean, near Eastbourne, East Sussex. The home is run by ASA Care Home Limited and provides care for older people, younger adults, and individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments.

The home received a Good rating in the CQC assessment published on 18 June 2025. Its size and range of specialist provisions make it suitable for people with varying care needs, from dementia support to physical disability care. The East Dean location offers a quieter setting within proximity to Eastbourne's services and amenities.

As a residential care home, it provides accommodation and personal care for people who no longer wish to, or are unable to, live independently.

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BN20 0DE

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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.

Assessment published 18 June 2025. Assessment date recorded: 14 May 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 18 June 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment 16 May to 9 June 2025. This assessment was carried out as the service was previously rated requires improvement with 2 breaches of legal regulations. This assessment was undertaken to follow up on whether these breaches had been met. East Dean Grange Care Home provides accommodation and personal care to up to 30 people who were over 65 years of age and may be living with dementia or physical disabilities. At the time of our assessment there were 25 people using the service.
At the last assessment, the provider was in breach of legal regulations in relation to poor management of wound care, safety concerns around the environment and fire risks, poor cleanliness of the environment, negative culture within the service and quality assurance processes not always effective in identifying and addressing issues. Improvements were found during this assessment and the provider was no longer in breach of these regulations.
The service provided safe, kind and compassionate care. The provider worked in partnership with external health and social care professionals to ensure good outcomes for people. There was an open and transparent culture at the service and staff spoke positively about working there. Staff were trained and supported in their roles. A registered manager was in place who knew the service, people and staff well. The registered manager completed a number of quality assurance checks regularly. We recommended having more oversight over some audits to aid robust learning when things go wrong.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read East Dean Grange 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 East Dean Grange 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 East Dean Grange 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 East Dean Grange 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