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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Lobswood House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 47 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Mrs K Kalkat and Mr GS Nijjar runs Lobswood House, a residential care home in Littlehampton, West Sussex with room for 26 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2022, is Requires improvement overall. Responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. Safe, effective and caring were rated Good. Its rating before that, in June 2019, was the same.
1 of Mrs K Kalkat and Mr GS Nijjar’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Nightingale Nursing Home, 0.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. In West Sussex, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
