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. ?
Kensington Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 47 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Kensington Lodge is a 18-bed residential care home in Littlehampton, West Sussex, run by Mrs K Kalkat and Mr GS Nijjar. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs.
CQC last rated the home in April 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Its rating before that, in November 2021, was the same.
47 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. Rustington Hall, 1.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Mrs K Kalkat and Mr GS Nijjar runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.
