Avalon Nursing Home
Care home in Eastbourne, East Sussex
What do these badges mean?
- 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.
- 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
Avalon Nursing Home is a nursing care provider in Eastbourne, East Sussex, with 38 registered beds. The home offers general nursing care and specialist dementia support across two linked buildings: a nursing wing and a separate dementia unit. It is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission (report 2021), with Good ratings for Safety, Effectiveness, Caring and Responsiveness, though Well-led requires improvement.
The nursing and dementia wings each operate from detached properties with gardens and communal facilities including lounges, dining areas and conservatories. Bedrooms are offered as single and double rooms with en-suite or shared bathrooms featuring wet room facilities. Both buildings include wheelchair access.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 2 December 2021 · Last inspected 1 November 2021
Inspectors rated Avalon Nursing Home Good at its December 2021 inspection, a focused review of the safe and well-led areas after concerns about staffing, communication and safeguarding. Staff were described as appropriately recruited and trained to recognise abuse and risk, people were supported to take positive risks, and residents and a visitor spoke warmly about the care. Systems to monitor quality were in place, though documentation, medicines practice and oral health monitoring were found to need improvement.
- Staff were safely recruited and trained to recognise abuse or risk and to support people safely
- People were supported to take positive risks and keep as much choice and control as possible
- Residents and a visitor described the care as good, comfortable and caring
- The provider and registered manager had structures and plans in place for ongoing improvement
- Some people's care documentation needed updating so staff had consistent, current information
- Staff medicines practices needed further development to follow the organisation's policy
- Oral health was not consistently monitored
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected September 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
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 CourseAdequate
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
603 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £893 |
| 2025 | £929 |
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Local health safety net
Avalon Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Eastbourne District General Hospital, 0.7 miles away. The local GP practice is PARK PRACTICE, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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