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Vallance Residential Care HomeBrighton and Hove

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Rated:GoodResidential

Vallance Residential Care Home

7-9 Vallance Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DA

01273326053

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

11 January 2024

Provider

Vallance Organisation Limited

Beds

19 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 54 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 2 are rated higher by CQC, 48 are the same and 4 are lower.

16 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 ImprovementApr 2016
GoodJan 2017
Requires ImprovementDec 2019
GoodJun 2024

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2024. 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 Vallance Organisation 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.

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 Vallance Residential Care Home

Vallance Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Brighton and Hove, providing care for older people, some of whom are living with dementia. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Vallance Residential Care Home provides residential care for older people, some of whom are living with dementia. The CQC rated the service Good overall, an improvement on the previous inspection, which had identified concerns around keeping people safe and the robustness of quality monitoring systems.

Inspectors found these issues had been resolved. People felt safe, well cared for and treated with kindness, with friendly relationships evident between staff and residents. Medicines were managed safely, the environment was clean and pleasant, and care plans were person-centred and up to date.

Staff were described as dedicated, well trained and enthusiastic, and quality assurance systems supported ongoing improvement.

Source: CQC assessment, 24 June 2024

Specialist Care

Older people

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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 19 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BN3 2DA

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: Good.

Assessment published 24 June 2024. Assessment date recorded: 11 January 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 24 June 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Vallance Residential Care Home is a residential care home providing support to older people, some of whom were living with dementia. At the previous inspection on 25 May 2021, we found areas of practice that required improvement in respect to keeping people safe from harm and abuse, and systems of quality monitoring and governance. We found that improvements had been made. We have rated this service Good. We spoke with 3 people and 1 relative about their experience of the care provided. We used the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI). SOFI is a way of observing care to help us understand the experience of people who could not talk with us. We spoke with the registered manager and 2 members of staff. We carried out our on-site assessment on 25 January 2024. Off site assessment activity started on 26 January 2024 and ended on 7 February 2024.

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

Read Vallance Residential 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 Vallance Residential Care Home, 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 Vallance Residential Care Home, 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 Vallance Residential 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