Residential care home · Brighton and Hove

Brighton & Hove City Council - Ireland Lodge

Lockwood Crescent, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6UH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 July 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2020Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • February 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Brighton and Hove

Brighton & Hove City Council - Ireland Lodge is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 13 other homes in Brighton and Hove. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 57 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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Other homes run by Brighton and Hove City Council

5 care homes in total: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

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Brighton & Hove City Council - Ireland Lodge in brief

Run by Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton & Hove City Council - Ireland Lodge is a residential care home in Brighton, Brighton and Hove with 34 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after 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. The typical home in Brighton and Hove has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Across Brighton and Hove, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 4 of Brighton and Hove City Council’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

The current CQC rating is Good, published in July 2022. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in April 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.