Nursing home · East Sussex

Barons Down Nursing Home

Brighton Road, Lewes, BN7 1ED

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 14 July 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • April 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
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  • February 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

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How it compares in East Sussex

Barons Down Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 41 other homes in East Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 10 (4%)
  • Good 168 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 42 (15%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (3%)

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What the data says about Barons Down Nursing Home

Affectionate Healthcare Limited runs Barons Down Nursing Home, a nursing home in Lewes, East Sussex with room for 30 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment, people who use drugs or alcohol and people with an eating disorder.

CQC last rated the home in July 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in May 2022.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Claydon House (Good), 1.0 km away. Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.