
The staff, in all roles, work as a dedicated, cheerful team providing the very best all-round careJ H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



The staff, in all roles, work as a dedicated, cheerful team providing the very best all-round careJ H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



Cornelius House is a boutique residential care home in Chichester, offering highly attentive, personalised care within a beautifully restored Victorian property.
With just 20 residents, the home are intentionally small. This allows the team to provide a level of attention, consistency, and understanding that larger homes simply cannot match. Every resident is truly known, their routines, preferences, and the small details that make them who they are.
Their approach to care is...
Care Provided by Cornelius House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 20 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
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Palliative / End of Life 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
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees include everything except for basic sundries items such as hairdressing, chiropody etc.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Cornelius House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Cornelius 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)
Good to Know
Owner
- Cornelius House Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Alice Bounds-Stevenson(Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (20)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (12)
Cornelius House Reviews (50)
Cornelius House has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.847) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cornelius House has 50 reviews.
My stepfather has been taken into the care of the wonderful staff and management of Cornelius house for two weeks now and he has received excellent care both mentally and physically after quite a long stay in hospital and he is now starting to get back to his old self because of the care being given to him by all at the home.
An excellent and caring care home with lovely staff and excellent management, so glad my mother is with Cornelius House where she is very happy and the environment is very positive with various engaging activities.
My mother has been a resident at Cornelius House for six months now and I cannot recommend it more highly and the care she is given is of the highest standard. it is a small care home and so feels more like a 'home'. The staff all go that extra mile and the food is also excellent, very popular with my mother!
There is a full range of social activities on offer at Cornelius House Care Home and Mum chose to join in with almost all of them and enjoyed spending time doing drawing, painting, clay modelling, bingo, board games, exercise classes, carpet bowls, carpet darts, flower arranging (and probably other things I didn't see) as well as being provided with word searches and other activities to do at other times.
She particularly enjoyed all the carefully prepared meals and homemade cakes.
Cornelius House is a relatively small care home. As a result, it feels homely rather than institutional.
There is an amazing staff team, most of whom have worked at Cornelius for a long time. They are very caring and we are grateful in particular for their amazing care and support for her in her last days.
Mum chose to spend a lot of time in her own room, rather than joining others in the many and varied activities offered. The staff respected this, whilst ensuring that she was aware of what was available.
The ethos of the home is that the staff are working in the home of the residents and that this is a privilege.
The staff were also very caring of me and my family, ensuring that we were well informed about Mum and comfortable with any specific care she needed.
We are so glad that Mum was able to spend her last days surrounded by such a lovely team of caring people.
My mother has resided at Cornelius House for just over five years and has been extremely well cared for by the care manager and her fine team of nurses, carers, caterers, and cleaners. The home is always welcoming, warm, comfortable, spotlessly clean, and well-maintained. The support staff are caring, efficient and dedicated, often in trying circumstances. Well done everybody, we do appreciate the consistently high standards.
Since then Mum has enjoyed all the creature comforts offered by Cornelius House and we couldn't be happier knowing she is being looked after so well.
The chef always makes sure mealtimes are plentiful, and the staff are always arranging different activities for the residents to keep them occupied and their minds active. Cleanliness and hygiene are always top priority and Mum always looks (and smells) really nice.
All in all the home is run by people who care and the staff are wonderful. I guess you could say it really is a "Care Home" in the true meaning.
frailer and finding it difficult to cope, particularly during the pandemic. He was very reluctant to leave his own home and missed it terribly at first, but with the excellent care he is receiving at Cornelius House he is very settled and happy there. Heather runs a fantastic team. Everybody is so friendly and the level of professionalism and care is exemplary. My father is not always the easiest man, but the staff understands him well and he now feels so comfortable with everybody and enjoys joining in with the many activities. The homemade cooked food there is also excellent. He suffered terribly from loneliness during the lockdown, and so really enjoys the company and hubbub of life in the home. It really does feel like home from home. He had to have a brief hospital stay recently and was just longing to get back to his room. Cornelius House really is a lovely place.
Both my parents live at Cornelius House receiving first-class care in all respects. The staff are wonderful, caring and competent, nothing is too much trouble. There are numerous activities to keep residents busy or, like my mum, they can sit on the sunny terrace with a good book. I would not hesitate to recommend Cornelius House to anyone.
We have been impressed by the management and leadership at Cornelius House, especially through the Covid period. As relatives, we receive regular updates about the care home’s activities and timely feedback on our aunt’s care.
Mum was looked after, cherished and pampered by the wonderful folk of Cornelius House Care Home. For our family, it was a real comfort that - throughout the time of Covid restrictions - Mum had such care and companionship.
Our mother came to Cornelius House in late October. We have been very impressed by the quality of the team and the care there. Integration into a new home on the last leg of life poses great challenges. But one particular member of staff and her team have demonstrated great professionalism, attention to individual needs and warmth in all dealings with our mother and us. The team is very accessible for discussion of worries or concerns and always determined to find the solution. Highly recommended!
My mother has been at Cornelius House for just over two years. During this time I have been impressed with the staff. They are always friendly, positive and caring. They look after my mum so well in which has been a very difficult time during lockdown. The standard of cleanliness is very high and her room is spotless. She has a ground floor room with direct access to the garden at the back, this is lovely during the warm weather. Her room is airy and during the winter months very cosy. The homemade food is lovely. Afternoon tea and a home baked cake is great. The chef will always offer different options and will accommodate meal requests.The activities are varied and entertaining, such as themed events, music, singing, quizzes, films, clothes sales, church service, past times chats, baking, crafts and exercise. The garden is well kept with seating. Cornelius House is well managed. There is a good caring ethos. Excellent team. I would highly recommend Cornelius House.
The fabric of the building has been improved; Covid security has been excellent. More improvements are planned.
My mum was struggling at home but adamant she wasn't going to a care home. Following another fall resulting in a broken arm, she agreed to go into Cornelius for respite for 8 weeks. At the end of 8 weeks, she concluded that the care was exemplary and she felt safe, secure and enjoyed the company of fellow residents and staff. The cleanliness and food she could not fault. Mum has now been there for 6 months. My opinion - I agree with my mum and am delighted she is so settled.
My mother has been a resident here since January 2019. It was a big upheaval for her to leave her home in Devon to be near me and be cared for but the staff have been exceptionally sensitive to her needs and very supportive of all of us. Cornelius House is truly a home in every sense of the word and you feel it as soon as you walk in. It is spacious with character and tastefully furnished. Mum is extremely well cared for and can only speak in positive tones about the staff. Food is home cooked and excellent. Activities are planned and available with much thought.
We have been so pleased to find Cornelius House for mum. It is a very caring place that puts residents at the centre of life there, looking after the needs of the individual. The staff are amazing, kind, compassionate, understanding and always with a smile. It always feels homely and I look forward to popping in to see mum as she clearly enjoys her new home 10/10.
Both my mother and father lived in this Care Home and they could not have been cared for better. They were always treated with respect and affection and seen as individuals. Their interests were encouraged and their preferences always taken into account. The staff went far beyond the call of duty, sitting for hours with my father in the last days of his life, providing sandwiches and tea at any time of the day or night and taking time to match outfits and jewellery for my Mum. Between them, my parents spent around 4 years at Cornelius House and I never had a serious complaint. Any little matters I did raise were always dealt with promptly and the staff were always responsive to feedback.
Residents are always clean and tidy, as are the rooms and grounds. All the support staff take great pride in the quality of their work and well being of residents and each other.
The food is excellent and residents choose their meals and can select off-menu. The presentation is super - doilies provided, and real napkins! Guests are, without hesitation, offered drink and cake.
An improvement plan for medication management has clearly been executed e.g., documentation visible and up to date, list of trained staff on display. Cornelius House hasn't the wide range of facilities and events of a local 6* much larger newly built home but, in comparison, personal relationships and responsiveness is much better.
In my opinion, Cornelius House is the best of care homes which has maintained the execution of its caring ethos and excellence of service through its owners, exceptional staff and management.
The food is very good and the meals well prepared and attractively presented. I have enjoyed my stay and would happily recommend Cornelius House to others.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 24 May 2018Good
- CaringOutstanding
- 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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News (2) & Events (0)
- 06 Nov 2024
As we bid farewell to the golden colours of autumn, we welcome the crisp, cool days of November! With the changing season, we look forward to embracing more cozy moments,...
- 16 Oct 2024
As we step into October, we’re embracing the changes of the season and looking forward to all the exciting developments happening in the coming weeks. From new refurbishments and projects...
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Meet the Team (3)

I have worked in Health & Social Care for over 20 years and joined Cornelius House permanently last September as their Care Manager. Since leaving school, I have always worked in caring roles but gained my passion for working with the elderly when I returned to work as a care assistant in the community after having my children, working my way up into managerial roles.
I have a strong commitment to ensuring that our residents at Cornelius are enabled to have the best quality of life possible, ensuring that both their physical and psychological well-being are as important as each other. Our mantra is that if we look after the physical health, we are also looking after the psychological health and vice versa.
As a manager, I see my role as supporting my team to achieve the vision and goals of the home. We pride ourselves on creating a ‘home from home’ atmosphere, where everyone is part of the Cornelius family.
The last six months have been a time of transition for Cornelius, but with the support of the staff, residents and their families we have achieved so much in a short space of time. I can say with a strong conviction that I am proud of everyone involved and proud to be part of the team.

Here at Cornelius House, it is like one big family, with our residents and staff, it’s a home away from home, and I really enjoy working here at Cornelius.
I have been in care since I was 17. I left school and went to college to study health and social care. I have now been in care for 10 years and intend to stay here for as long as possible, as it is where my passion is.
I started here at Cornelius House in 2018 as a Carer, within 6 months I was promoted to senior and then within the next year, I was made Team Leader and now have progressed to Deputy Manager. I am proud of my progress and the opportunities I have been given within the home.
I have always been passionate about giving the best care to the elderly for their lasting years and making it as special as possible. It is always a pleasure.
As a Deputy Manager, I am proud to say that we have an amazing team that will always jump to support each other, and nothing is too much trouble.

My name is Paul and I have worked at Cornelius House for almost nine years. I started my career on the YTS (Youth Training Scheme) at the end of 1985 at a college in Brighton. I was highly motivated to begin with but after a year or so, I left the catering industry to focus on engineering where I stayed for a number of years.
In the early 90’s I decided to do some travelling in the West Country and settled down in Paignton where I worked in a hotel as a waiter for a few years. After a while I decided to re-engage my love and passion for cooking by accepting my first job in a care home based in Birdham, near Chichester. I had lost a lot of techniques and flair for cooking but with encouragement I gained all of that that back rapidly with my passion for creating a flair for cooking traditional food for elderly residents.
Over the next few years I continued to build my portfolio by incorperating both new and old dishes to menus for all seasons and for all tastes.
In 2012 I joined Cornelius house as a part time chef and after 4 years I took over the as Head Chef with full responsibility of the kitchen. Since James and Gary took over as owers of Cornelius House in late 2020, I was at first a little apprehensive on what was expected of myself. I found out fairly quickly that the commitment that James and Gary have for the residents both at Greensleeves and now Cornelius are second to none. I am now leading a small team where i am managing a handful of dedicted kitchen staff whom also have a passion for caring about the residents dietry needs. As a team I am looking forward to the journey we are undertaking here.
Finally, a chef, no matter how good I can be, it's not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others...it’s the same with music. To me, there's no passionate chef without a great team.
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