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Freshford Cottage Nursing HomeEast Sussex

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Freshford Cottage Nursing Home

Dane Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1DU

01323897845

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

1 February 2023

Provider

Zeenat Nanji & Tasneem Osman

Beds

20 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 13 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 12 are rated higher by CQC, 1 is the same and none are lower.

7 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
Requires ImprovementDec 2016
GoodMar 2018
Requires ImprovementMar 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2023. 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

Run by Zeenat Nanji & Tasneem Osman, which runs 3 care homes in England: 2 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

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.
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 Freshford Cottage Nursing Home

Freshford Cottage Nursing Home is a small, homely nursing home set in the beautiful surroundings of East Sussex. The team there understands how much it means to families to find a place where their loved ones feel genuinely cared for and at ease. With its manageable size and dedicated staff, it offers a personal approach to nursing care that many families find reassuring.

Freshford Cottage Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 20 older people with a range of health care needs, including those with memory loss and people receiving end-of-life care. At the time of inspection, 17 people were using the service.

Inspectors found that people were not consistently supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives. Staff did not always support residents in the least restrictive way possible or in their best interests, and the home's policies and systems did not adequately support this practice.

Source: CQC inspection report, 8 March 2023

Specialist Care

Older people

Facilities & Amenities

GardenActivities ProgrammeDining Room

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.

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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: 20 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BN25 1DU

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs.

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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 8 March 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 1 February 2023.

Safe: Good
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 17 March 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 17 March 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Freshford Cottage Nursing 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 Freshford Cottage Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Freshford Cottage Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Freshford Cottage Nursing 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