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Care Provided by Wavertree House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 41 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees are dependent on room size and location
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Wavertree House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Wavertree House to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Carewise Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jennie Whitfield (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2000
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (40)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (40)
Visiting
- Visiting to view the home is 7 days a week from 8.30am - 3.30pm. Kindly call and make an appointment to ensure someone to show you around
Parking
- Large car park at the front of the home.
Wavertree House Reviews (43)
Wavertree House has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.839) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Wavertree House has 43 reviews.
Every aspect of my two weeks there helped my recovery. The warmth and kindness, the care from the nurses, all the very hard working staff and the welcome that continued through my stay was outstanding. My experience at Wavertree House helped in such all important way to helped me have very happy memories at such a difficult time in my life! 100% excellent.
Thank you Alex, It was a pleasure to meet you and support you in your recovery
A first class choice for respite care for my friend.
Thank you for your kind words Shaun. It was a pleasure to have Alex stay with us
My stay at Wavertree House was for 2 weeks respite care. I have found the experience to be interesting, useful and enjoyable. The staff have been excellent, friendly and helpful. The accommodation is clean and well-maintained. I would have no hesitation in recommending Wavertree House for anyone requiring residential care.
Thank you Jim It was a pleasure to support your stay here.
Mum is happy, and the staff have all been great and show great care.
From my experience here it is well run and managed.The activities here are varied and keep me engaged and connected. I find it generally very friendly here and the staff are attentive and constantly nice to me and caring. The food is nice and is varied! Overall my experience here so far is really good and most importantly I feel safe and secure.
My mum is very happy at Wavertree. She has settled very well, and her home is her room. Olly was great at putting up pictures. All the staff have been and still are fantastic! They are so caring, kind, and do everything they can to make the residents feel comfortable, happy and safe. The welcome at reception is warm, and I've always found them helpful, considerate and informative. A great place for my mum.Thank you!
My wife is being cared for at Wavertree and have found the home very clean and always tidy. The staff are attentive and friendly. I am happy that she is being so well looked after.
My mother spent two weeks in Wavertree House while her toilet was replaced at home. I was very happy with her stay. Overall it was a positive experience; nothing was too much trouble for the very pleasant staff; her room was spotlessly clean, warm and had a lovely view over the garden. She particularly enjoyed having an assisted bath, complete with coloured highlights! Her only complaint was in relation to meals arriving at unpredictable times and sometimes cold, but the regular tea and coffee trolley with biscuits and sometimes homemade cake was a delight. Having a kitchenette also helped her to feel independent, and being able to get her hair cut was a bonus.
Everyone here is very friendly and helpful.
Mum has been here since February 2025 and has received excellent care; particularly as her needs have increased significantly since she arrived. Staff are kind and caring, and try very hard to keep residents comfortable and content.
The balcony looking into the garden has pleasant moments.
The staff are very gentle and aware of the help that you need even when I accidently got them wet when they helped me shower they were gracious about it.
Its a pleasure living here.
We love that there are flats here and not just rooms. My lady wanted a separate bedroom and sitting room as well as a small kitchen and bathroom. The care here we have found so much better than the previous two care homes she tried. The residents here are treated so kindly and with a lot of respect. She has never said anything that has worried us since moving here. Everyone has treated us kindly as well and we couldn't be happier.
Since my stay at Wavertree House, I have been very comfortable and treated well. My room is always clean and warm and the staff friendly and helpful.
its our pleasure to support you at wavertree House
The staff are always kind and caring, and my room is always kept clean.
It is always a pleasure to look after BH she is a lovely lady.
The environment is kept clean and in good order.
Thank you. The staff are a great team and really care for. I am so happy she has settled in so well and is enjoying all the activities
Best place for the elderly, blind and everyone who needs care, comfort and help in their final chapter of life. Kind regards.
Thank you for those lovely words - it is our pleasure to care for your Uncle.
Lovely home, Very happy.
Delighted that you are very happy here. Long may that continue.
I helped my friend move to Wavertree House. The staff were friendly and help and made us feel very welcome. My friend really loves being in the home and all the activities. I would recommend the home to anyone.
Thank you for your kind words. It is a pleasure to have your lovely friend here.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 16 June 2022Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (9)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Carewise Homes Ltd
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Carewise Homes Ltd
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Carewise Homes Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Wavertree House.
Meet the Team (1)

The team a Wavertree House are dedicated to providing care and support to all of our residents. They are well-trained and inducted into the care sector. We pride ourselves on the high standards of support we offer and this is reflected in the independent and statutory reports of inspections to the service.
Frequently Asked Questions about Wavertree House
What types of Care is Wavertree House registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Wavertree House have?
There are 40 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Wavertree House?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Residents Kitchenette, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Wavertree House to the centre of Hove?
0.9 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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