Loxwood House, 17 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 6NR
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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. ?
Acorn Hove is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in Brighton and Hove.
92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Loxwood House Ltd runs Acorn Hove, a residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove with room for 12 residents. It is registered to care for people with dementia and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Brighton and Hove has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in June 2018, it was rated Good.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in February 2023. 92% of homes in Brighton and Hove score the top mark of 5. In Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Downlands, 0.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
