
Overall a lovely homeN K(Son-in-law of Resident/Service User)

My father seems happy in this home and I believe he receives a good level of care.Tina F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Overall a lovely homeN K(Son-in-law of Resident/Service User)

My father seems happy in this home and I believe he receives a good level of care.Tina F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Established in 1968, Avalon Nursing Home offers a warm and friendly environment with a great history of providing quality nursing care in the Hampden Park suburb of Eastbourne.
Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home is a nursing home for both those who do and do not have dementia.
Avalon has a very experienced staff team, many of whom have worked at the home for many years, thus ensuring that the...
Care Provided by Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- 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 38 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- 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
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The fees stated includes everything that is required apart from hairdressing, chiropody, toiletries and newspapers/magazines.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home 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
Owner
- Elderly Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lynn Shingfield (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2011
- Last Refurbishment: 2014
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (32)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (20)
Visiting
- Currently no visiting restrictions at this time. Avalon are a busy nursing home and may not answer the front door on the first ring, so please bear with them and be patient.
Parking
- Avalon has its own car park on the premises.
Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home Reviews (49)
Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home has a Review Score of 9.0 (8.965) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home has 49 reviews.
Avalon Nursing Home has continued to keep our loved ones safe during this difficult pandemic with strict precautions in place. We are kept up to date with a regular newsletter and encouraged to contact the friendly staff should we need reassurance or to talk. They have a website showing photos of activities still continuing to take place within the home which is great to see. Also individual photos are sent with messages so we can feel some comfort in knowing they are well.
Thank you for your detailed feedback, we appreciate your thoughts at this time.
Cannot fault anything at the home.
Thank you very much for the feedback given about Avalon; we do appreciate it.
The team at Avalon have taken good care of our Mum, she actually looks in better health now, after about 6 months in their care, than she did prior to moving into the care home.
Thank you for your review of Avalon, we appreciate your feedback.
My grandad is happy in this home and is looked after very well.
My father seems happy in this home and I believe he receives a good level of care.
It would be very hard to fault the care, interest, affection, concern or respect shown to my mother in law by the team at Avalon. I would recommend to anyone with elderly relatives requiring round the clock care in a warm 'family' atmosphere.
My mother was urgently taken to this home, having been a resident of 2 care homes - and in one of which she suffered abuse, it was decided that she needed nursing care at 100 years of age. Her morale was very low, she was frail and her appetite was non-existent, so her weight loss continued. She also had a very painful leg ulcer. I live abroad and it was so distressing to have to organise her welfare from another country. Avalon has, quite simply, saved her. She is happy, she is thriving, they healed her ulcer and could not make any more effort than they do to make her days happy. The matron and her team work wonders and strive daily to improve the quality of the care.
They are always very kind and courteous and have a smile for everyone.
If I have any concerns they always have time to listen and help in any way they can.
Overall a lovely home, very well run, with staff who are kind and compassionate.
The home seems well run, clean and friendly. However, a number of the staff are from abroad and my mother has difficulty understanding what they say.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 02 December 2021Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- 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.
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 12 Nov 2024Recipient: Avalon Nursing and Dementia Home
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (5)

My name is Raji, and I am proud and happy to be a part of Avalon Nursing Home since 2021.

Hello, my name is Charms, and I have been at Avalon since 2022. I enjoy my work, and Avalon is a lovely place to work.

Hi, my name is Sheena, and I have been at Avalon for nearly 5 years. Always something new to learn!

I have been at Avalon since 2021, and I love every minute.

My name is Lynn, and I am a Registered Nurse and the Registered Manager. I have been employed for 19 years as the Registered Manager, with a brief stint in 2014 - 2017 as a Manager for one of our sister homes. Returned to Avalon, and I have been here ever since. I am passionate about the residents we care for and all the staff that make up our team.
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