Eastbourne Grange
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
Eastbourne Grange is an independent care home with 25 registered beds in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It provides residential care, dementia care and respite care, supported by healthcare professionals available 24 hours a day.
The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2022. The key-question grades were: Safe — Requires Improvement; Effective — Good; Caring — Good; Responsive — Good; Well-led — Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 14 December 2022 · Last inspected 14 November 2022
Inspectors found that Eastbourne Grange, a residential home for older people including those living with dementia, had seen rising care needs, with some residents at an advanced stage of dementia requiring more support. Staff experience was limited, and the registered manager was covering care tasks and medicines, which reduced the time available for checks and audits. Relatives spoke positively about the service and the care their family members received, and people said they liked the staff but wanted more consistency in who supported them.
- Relatives spoke positively about the service and the care their loved ones received.
- People said they liked the staff and responded well to those they knew and trusted.
- Inspectors found that people were supported to make choices and that staff acted in the least restrictive way, in line with the policies in place.
- The registered manager was working with the local authority on best interests meetings and capacity assessments, and consent recording was being improved.
- Safe recruitment checks were not consistently maintained, and there were not enough trained staff to give medicines as prescribed, with only one senior carer and the registered manager able to do so.
- Medicine audits and checks were not being completed, accidents and incidents were not monitored robustly, and infection prevention and control guidance was not followed, including the use of masks.
- Required environmental and safety checks, including water safety, fire safety and window restrictor servicing, were overdue, and fire response training and evacuation arrangements needed improvement.
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
603 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 | — |
- 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
Eastbourne Grange is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Eastbourne District General Hospital, 1.6 miles away. The local GP practice is THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Eastbourne
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Memory Lane-eastbourne
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Eastbourne Dementia Action Alliance
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