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99 homes within 10 miles

There are 99 care homes within 10 miles of Eastbourne District General Hospital, nearest first. 78 are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC; 13 offer nursing care and 27 dementia care. The closest, Coppice Court Care Home, is 0.5 miles away; 42 are within 2 miles.

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Care homes near Eastbourne District General Hospital (99)

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VerifiedDistance from Eastbourne District General Hospital: 4.9 mi
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56 beds

Sovereign Care

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View home: Filsham Lodge

About Eastbourne District General Hospital

Information for older patients and their families, checked October 2026. Details change, so please confirm with the hospital.

Run by
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2UD
Phone
Telephone: 0300 131 4500 Source
Urgent care
Eastbourne District General Hospital has a 24-hour emergency department. Source

Leaving hospital: what happens next

  1. Planning starts early. The ward usually starts planning a discharge soon after admission. Ask who is coordinating it and when the patient is expected to be ready to leave.
  2. Ask for a needs assessment. If the patient may need care afterwards, the hospital discharge team works with the council’s social care team to assess what support is needed. The assessment is free.
  3. Short-term support may come first. Many people go home or to a care home with short-term “intermediate care” or reablement, which is free for up to six weeks. Longer-term needs can then be assessed once they have recovered.
  4. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If the patient’s needs are mainly health needs, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare. If they qualify, the NHS pays the full cost of their care. How it works.
  5. Choosing a care home. A hospital bed usually can’t be kept while you wait for a particular home, so a short or interim stay is common. Use the list above to shortlist homes, and see our guides to hospital discharge, choosing a care home and respite and short stays.

How Eastbourne District General Hospital is doing

A&E figures are for the whole NHS trust, not only this site.

CQC rating
Good
Overall rating for this site, report published January 2023. CQC
Main A&E: seen within 4 hours
66.7%
September 2026, 12,359 attendances across the trust. England: 60.6%. NHS England

Services for older people at Eastbourne District General Hospital

  • Stroke unit (Sovereign Ward)Stroke unit with 22 acute beds. Hyper acute and acute stroke services are single-sited at this hospital. Source
  • Frailty unit (Seaford Ward)Frailty unit where general medical patients are admitted. Source
  • Care of the elderly medicineCare of the elderly medicine is provided at Eastbourne DGH. Source

Getting there and visiting

  • Buses and trainsBus stops with a shelter are in the grounds near the outpatients entrance, and immediately outside the hospital on Kings Drive. Source
  • Buses and trainsHampden Park station is about a mile away. Source
  • ParkingBlue Badge holders receive free parking for the duration of their visit. Source
  • VisitingVisiting is welcomed in a careful, managed way, with a maximum of two people at the bedside at a time. Source
  • NHS patient transportEMED provides non-emergency patient transport for patients registered with a GP in Sussex. Bookings: 0300 777 4444. Source

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Questions about care homes near Eastbourne District General Hospital

How many care homes are near Eastbourne District General Hospital?

There are 99 care homes within 10 miles of Eastbourne District General Hospital listed on AskBart, 57 of them within 5 miles.

Which nursing homes are closest to Eastbourne District General Hospital?

The nearest homes offering nursing care are Milton Grange (0.8 miles), Bendigo Nursing Home (0.8 miles), Eastbourne Gardens Care Home (0.9 miles).

Is there a dementia care home near Eastbourne District General Hospital?

Yes. 27 homes within 10 miles offer dementia care. The nearest is Prideaux House, 0.6 miles away.

Can a patient go straight from Eastbourne District General Hospital to a care home?

Yes. The ward and the hospital discharge team arrange it with the family and, where needed, the council. A short or interim stay is common while a long-term home is found.

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