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Acorn Hove
Residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove
Acorn Hove
Residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove
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- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
- Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Acorn Hove is a 12-bed residential care home in Hove, East Sussex, providing care for people with dementia and learning disabilities. The home is registered to deliver residential and dementia care.
The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2023. It received Good ratings for Effective, Caring and Responsive, and Requires Improvement ratings for Safe and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 6 April 2023 · Last inspected 15 February 2023
Inspectors found that people living at the home were content and enjoyed life there, with staff who understood their needs and gave care tailored to them. Staffing was judged sufficient to keep people safe, and the atmosphere was described as positive, with people and staff speaking well of the interim manager's approachability.
- Staff understood people's needs well and people felt comfortable in their company
- Care was tailored to individuals and supported people in the way they wished
- People were supported to make choices and control their own lives, with the least restrictive approach used
- People spoke positively about the changes made since the previous inspection and the interim manager's approachability
- Individual care plans had not been reviewed for several months, and needs were not always updated regularly
- Recruitment checks were not robust enough
- Audits and action plans were not consistently completed, and some actions were not followed up or recorded, so improvements were not always made
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2023
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
610 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Brighton and Hove council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,111 |
| 2025 | £1,124 |
What Brighton and Hove council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Acorn Hove is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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