






Kensington Lodge has an excellent location for supporting versatile and independent living, close to numerous amenities and leisure choices that residents can access while being safeguarded with skilled care provision.
A secure and caring atmosphere suits older people with a wide range of care needs, supporting a choice of daily lifestyle and incorporating numerous activities.
Professionals are also skilled in the challenges of dementia care, with a calm and friendly atmosphere ideal for sensitive mental health.
Care Provided by Kensington Lodge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 18 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
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Kensington Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Kensington Lodge 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
Group / Owner
- Apex Healthcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Ronniel Alarilla(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed with both male-only and female-only unit(s)
- Ages 45+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2015
Room Information
- Single Rooms (14)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
Visiting
- The home has an open visiting policy and ask that visitors respect meal times.
Parking
- free- parking is available
Kensington Lodge Reviews (81)
Kensington Lodge has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.554) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kensington Lodge has 81 reviews.
Lovely caring place for my father. He feels very safe and is looked after with kindness and professional.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. We will continue to do our best to promote the physical and emotional well-being of all our residents.
My partner has been at Kensington Lodge for 2 months but is happy and looking healthy. The staff are always there, including her in activities and keeping her occupied.
Thank you very much for your feedback. At Kensington Lodge, we try our best to ensure that we support all our resident's choices and preferences.
Lovely care for my husband, the care assistants are kind, understanding, and listen to him. He enthuses about the food and refreshments all the time. He is kept clean with washes and clean clothes. My hat off to them he would not shower for weeks at home. His room is clean and warm. Management has said to advise any problems on every occasion we attend, we have not had any issues.
Thank you for your kind words, I will share them with the team.
After my mum moving from 3 homes in the space of 10 days we were worried that Kensington Lodge would also declare they could not cope with my mum. I can't begin to tell you how relieved we were that this was the best move and we only wish this had been our first choice all those years ago. I have witnessed the staff being patient and caring with my mum.
I highly recommend Kensington Lodge as a small home, with staff trained to care and love the residents as much as we the family members do. Thank you to all the staff.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. We will continue to work hard to ensure all our residents are happy and safe.
Kensington Lodge is truly a breath of fresh air for our family after a negative end experience at her former home and in caring for my mother in law so well, this in turn has impacted our well-being by not worrying and having the guilt that we were unable for her to live with us.
I 100% endorse this care home for anyone currently needing to find a care home for their loved one and wish to acknowledge and thank all the staff for their compassion.
On behalf of everyone, I want to thank you for your truly humbling review.
On the 10th of August, my sister visited her husband, who is a resident of Kensington Lodge, I was there as well. As she has Multiple sclerosis (MS) and is in a wheelchair she needed to be hoisted into her second wheelchair for comfort. The staff were welcoming and helpful and nothing was too much trouble. There was such a happy atmosphere in a very clean environment. His room is light and airy and looked very comfortable. My sister enjoyed her visit very much especially as it was her 89th birthday. A big thank you to all the staff.
Dear Susan, thank you very much for recognising the hard work our team is doing to ensure all our residents and their families/friends receive high service standards.
Once again my pleasure and privilege to supportively comment on the all-around excellence of Kensington Lodge. Besides the wholly reliable daily performance of the staff and management, the extra mile they went in celebrating my brother-in-law's birthday was exemplary. I'm so pleased he enjoys the attention of such lovely people to whom nothing is too much trouble at any time. Thank you one and all at Kensington.
Dear John, thank you very much for recognising the good work our team is doing. We will continue to do our best to provide a safe and happy home.
This care home is excellent in every way. My brother has been extremely poorly and the staff have cared for him with great kindness and compassion. They had an open day for families which I attended and what a joyous day it was. The staff produced a range of excellent and different and exciting dishes for everyone to enjoy. There was music and dancing. All the time while this was going on staff kept a check on my brother making sure he was comfortable. An excellent care home with excellent staff and management.
Thank you very much for your kind comment and recognising our hard-working staff.
My husband passed away in May and I just wanted to say about all the care and love he got all the time in Kensington Lodge and the kindness and welcome shown to me and my family whenever we visited the home.
On behalf of everyone at Kensington Lodge it was our pleasure to look after your husband and thank you for entrusting us to provide that care.
I was very happy with the treatment of my mum by the dedicated staff. The food is fine and the entertainment is brilliant.
Thank you so much for your positive feedback. We're very pleased that you are happy with our service and enjoy the entertainment. Again, thank you.
I was always worried about Mum moving to a care home - Kensington Lodge has made the whole process easy. There was nothing too much trouble. The staff, their care and how they support both of us the family and Mum is just brilliant.
Thank you so much for your lovely words; we're very happy that we could help in making a difficult time a little easier.
This is an excellent care home. The staff are very caring, and nothing is too much trouble. The home is clean and tidy, and the staff look after my mother-in-law with care and dignity, and she is so happy here.
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide us with feedback; we are very pleased that you're happy with the Home.
Make this care home outstanding.
Keep up the good work everyone!
Thank you so much for your very kind words; it's lovely for all of the staff team when people take the time to let us know their views.
Visited Kensington Lodge today to visit our family residents and also attend a meeting to discuss ways to improve things for all residents. It was good to meet other relative's families for the first time. Drinks and cakes were served which was a nice surprise. Certain things were discussed to make the resident participate in future ideas, which all sounded good, very happy to have been invited to discuss and meet others. Now a new manager has been appointed at Kensington Lodge, new ideas seem to appeal to everyone who attends.
Thank you for joining us; it was lovely to meet family and friends. We fully intend to plan more of these "get-togethers".
Cannot fault 100%.
Thank you so much for your feedback; it's really nice to know that the staff team's hard work is recognised and appreciated.
The staff are always welcoming to relatives of residents. We have met the new manager and appreciated an arranged meeting with other relatives to hear of planned future activities and also to see our feedback/ideas. My mum continues to be content and well cared for.
Thank you for your kind words and for joining us for the meeting. We will definitely be arranging more.
Alwats well received, offered drinks and staff very pleasant.
Visited my brother-in-law for the first time at this home. The welcome was warm and helpful, offered a drink when signing in. The dining room could do with decorating, it's very tired and paper peeling off. There appeared to be a lack of interaction with the residents by staff, no activities, or group sessions. There were residents sitting at the dining tables with no papers or books or anything to make them think or look at. Overall the home was clean and the staff were polite.
Nice clean tidy home, staff very friendly and welcoming, my sister has settled in well and seems very happy.
The manageress of this care home made us feel very welcome when I first visited this home. The manageress and all the staff are very attentive to all of the residents' needs. This home is very clean and you can see that everyone here is very happy. Every time I arrive I get a very warm welcome. The manageress is very efficient in all aspects of her work. You can tell that nothing is too much trouble for the staff, they take everything in their stride with a smile on their face. We are very lucky that our mother-in-law is staying at this lovely care home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 20 April 2023Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (0) & Events (0)
There are no news items for Kensington Lodge.
There are no upcoming events for Kensington Lodge.
Awards / Recognitions (0)
There are currently no awards/recognitions posted yet for Kensington Lodge.
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Kensington Lodge.
Meet the Team (0)
There are no Team Members posted yet.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kensington Lodge
What types of Care is Kensington Lodge registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Mental Health Condition are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Kensington Lodge have?
There are 14 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Kensington Lodge?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Kensington Lodge to the centre of Littlehampton?
1.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
Information on this page is displayed without responsibility for its accuracy on the part of carehome.co.uk. Please contact Kensington Lodge to verify any information. View our terms and conditions. Kensington Lodge has an Enhanced Service -more info.