Care home
Acorn Hove
Residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove
Acorn Hove
Residential care home in Hove, Brighton and Hove
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.
- Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
About
Acorn Hove is a 12-bed residential care home in Hove, East Sussex, providing care for people with dementia and learning disabilities. The home is registered to deliver residential and dementia care.
The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2023. It received Good ratings for Effective, Caring and Responsive, and Requires Improvement ratings for Safe and Well-led.
Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2023
What's nearby
- Near a main road
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 CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
610 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Care fee trajectory
Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.
What Brighton and Hove council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Acorn Hove is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 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 September 2026.
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