Birch Grove Nursing Home
Care home in Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Operated by Birchgrove HealthCare (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).
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About
Birch Grove Nursing Home is a 50-bed nursing care home in Brighton, East Sussex, run by Ashton Healthcare. The home provides residential and nursing care, with care plans tailored to each resident's health, clinical, social, cultural, religious and emotional needs. Staff support residents to remain as independent as possible within a safe and comfortable environment.
Birch Grove Nursing Home was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with the home assessed as Good for Safe, Caring, Responsive and Well-led care, and Requires Improvement for Effective care. The CQC report was published in 2020.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 19 February 2020 · Last inspected 13 January 2020
Inspectors found that most people at this nursing and personal care home, many of whom live with dementia, were content with the care they received. Staff were described as keeping people safe, handling medicines correctly, and supporting choice, independence and dignity. People, relatives and staff spoke positively about the management team, and the home worked closely with community professionals.
- Medicines were managed safely and given as prescribed.
- Staff knew how to protect people from avoidable harm, and the premises were clean with infection control guidelines followed.
- Support for moving and transferring people, and for eating and drinking, had improved since the previous inspection, with staff acting with patience and respect.
- Meals were well balanced and met people's dietary needs, and palliative care at the end of life was compassionate.
- Some gaps remained in staff knowledge and skills, particularly in positive support for people whose behaviour may challenge the service, and inspectors made a recommendation on this.
- Staff had not had their overall work performance appraised for more than 12 months; the manager agreed to make appraisals routine.
- The building was not particularly suited to people living with dementia, and most communal areas lacked easy-to-understand pictorial signage; the manager agreed to make improvements.
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.
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 500 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
155 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
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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
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 |
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Local health safety net
Birch Grove Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 1.6 miles away. The local GP practice is PRESTON PARK SURGERY, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Part of Birchgrove HealthCare (Sussex)
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