Lynfords

3a Nursery Close, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2PX

01323440843

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

22 December 2022

Provider

Achieve Together Limited

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodNov 2016
Requires ImprovementJul 2019
Requires ImprovementFeb 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2019.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Achieve Together Limited, which runs 145 care homes in England: 8 rated Outstanding, 109 Good, 26 Requires Improvement, 1 Inadequate and 1 not yet rated.

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 Lynfords

Lynfords is a small, homely care home in East Sussex, offering residents a calm and familiar environment where they can feel truly at ease. The team here takes pride in building genuine, lasting relationships with the people they support and their families. For those exploring care options in the area, Lynfords aims to provide a warm and welcoming place that residents can call home.

This residential care home provides accommodation and personal care for 6 people with learning disabilities. The ground floor building has been specifically designed to meet the needs of people with physical disabilities, and residents require support with personal care, mobility, health and communication needs. Staff were observed to be caring in their approach, with residents responding warmly to them and relatives and professionals describing them as caring.

However, care was not always person-centred. Inspectors could not be sure that people always had their own toiletries, though this was addressed immediately during the inspection. Records did not consistently demonstrate that people were given choices about the food they ate or the activities they participated in, indicating areas where person-centred care could be improved.

Source: CQC inspection report, 16 February 2023

Specialist Care

Learning disabilities

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: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BN27 2PX

Registered care categories

Learning disabilities.

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 16 February 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 22 December 2022.

SafePublished 19 July 2019: Good
EffectivePublished 19 July 2019: Good
CaringPublished 19 July 2019: Good
Responsive: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
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 Lynfords'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 Lynfords, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Lynfords, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Lynfords'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