Nightingales (Chichester)
Home care agency in Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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- 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
Nightingales (Chichester) is a home care agency based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, providing care and support in people's own homes across the town and the surrounding area. It supports older people aged 65 and over, with services that include daily visits, companionship, dementia care, overnight care and live-in support. Carers can help with dressing, meal preparation, shopping and getting to appointments, and the agency states that its carers have experience in palliative care. It is a family business that has cared for local people for over three generations.
The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, based on a report published in 2019. Its key questions are rated Good for safety, caring, responsiveness and leadership, and Requires Improvement for effectiveness.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 28 August 2019 · Last inspected 9 July 2019
Nightingales is a domiciliary care service supporting about 29 people, many living with dementia or physical disabilities, mainly with personal hygiene and eating. Inspectors found staff knew people well, treated them kindly, and respected their privacy and independence.
- People felt safe, and inspectors found protections against abuse in place.
- Medicines were well managed, and the service learned from incidents when things went wrong.
- Staff were well trained, met people's nutritional needs, and worked with other professionals in a timely way.
- People, relatives and staff praised how the service is managed, and quality checks led to improvements.
- People's choice and control over their lives was not always supported, and it was unclear whether staff used the least restrictive approach and acted in people's best interests.
- The service had not ensured that people making decisions on someone's behalf had the legal authority to do so. The report says this area requires 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.
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysPlentiful
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Nightingales (Chichester) is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is St Richard's Hospital, 5.7 miles away. The local GP practice is BOGNOR MEDICAL CENTRE, 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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