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. ?
Sovereign Lodge Care Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 167 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Sovereign Lodge Care Centre
Sovereign Lodge Care Centre is a 64-bed nursing home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, run by Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in East Sussex are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
Its CQC rating, from December 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in November 2018, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 35% of ratings in East Sussex are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 13 of Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited’s 13 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
