SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Abbey Lodge is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 47 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Abbey Lodge is a 18-bed residential care home in Battle, East Sussex, run by Care Matters (S.E.) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.
CQC's latest rating, from March 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2018. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 35% of homes in East Sussex. Here is how rating age varies by council.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. 47 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
