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?Good
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. ?
Ambleside Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Ambleside Residential Care Home is a 26-bed residential care home in Bexhill On Sea, East Sussex, run by Grace Care Homes Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. 167 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from February 2026. In East Sussex, 90% of homes score 5.
Its CQC rating, from May 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from August 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In East Sussex, 35% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
