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Southdowns Nursing Home

1 Hollington Park Road, The Green, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN38 0SY
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Southdowns Nursing Home, St Leonards-on-Sea
Southdowns Nursing Home, St Leonards-on-Sea
Southdowns Nursing Home, St Leonards-on-Sea

Situated in a peaceful residential area of St Leonards-on-Sea, near Hastings, Southdowns Nursing Home provides high quality nursing and dementia care for up to 48 residents. The home offers both long term and respite care, with support tailored to each resident’s individual needs, preferences and choices.

Southdowns is committed to creating a warm, welcoming and comfortable environment where residents are treated with dignity and respect. Its experienced and compassionate team takes...  

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Care Provided by Southdowns Nursing Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 51 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Stairlift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

Type of carePermanentRespite
Residential CareFrom £1,605From £1,605
Residential Dementia CareFrom £1,605From £1,605
Nursing CareFrom £1,605From £1,605
Nursing Dementia CareFrom £1,605From £1,605

Fee is subject to care needs assessment

Contact Southdowns Nursing 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

Group / Owner

Person in charge

  • Kerry Ingram (Registered Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Mixed (no single-gender units)
  • Ages 43+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2025
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (49)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (5)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)

Visiting

  • Visitors welcome at anytime and one of the team will be happy to show you around. Please get in touch to arrange a time or just pop in when convenient to you.

Parking

  • Free parking is available in the on site car park.

Southdowns Nursing Home Reviews (61)

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9.6

Southdowns Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.624) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Southdowns Nursing Home has 61 reviews.

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Review from Linda J (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 June 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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Mum has been at Southdowns for over 2 years now. All the staff have become like family ans friends. Things go wrong (life is not perfect) but they all seem to have the one aim which is to look after the residents as best as they can and you can't ask more than that.

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Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 26 February 2024
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Good
  • CaringGood
  • EffectiveGood
  • ResponsiveGood
  • SafeGood
  • Well-ledGood
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Meet the Team (5)

Kerry Ingram
Kerry IngramJob Title Home Manager

Kerry is the Home Manager of Southdowns Nursing Home and Assistant Director for The Mulberry Community.

I dedicated my early adult life to being a full-time mother to my 3 children. Once they reached a more independent age, I wanted to branch out and find my own independence and carve out my own career for the future.

I started work in children's services as a Nursery Practitioner. I then changed direction and started working within the adult care sector - firstly domiciliary, then care home services.

In 2012, I started work at ‘Queen Mary’s Nursing Home ', which was to later become Mulberry House - Specialist Residential & Nursing Care. My first role was Senior Care Assistant. After about a year and a half of working night shifts, I changed to day shift, and this was when my progression really started.

It was quickly recognised that I naturally took a managerial lead in situations, and the support I received within the company was welcomed and valued.

I became the first Assistant Practitioner for the company, leading teams of staff and liaising more with external professionals.

I then took on the role of Unit Lead and completed my QCF level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care. This led to being appointed as the Deputy Manager of Mulberry House.

Working within the company for the last 11 years has not only allowed me to develop and grow my skill set, but it has also been the most rewarding 11 years of my career.

I am very excited to embark on the next stage of my journey as the Registered Manager of Southdowns Nursing Home and the Assistant Director of The Mulberry Community.

Elizabeth Castle
Elizabeth CastleJob Title Clinical Deputy ManagerJoined 2023

Liz is the Clinical Deputy Manager at Southdowns Nursing Home.

Roy Carley
Roy CarleyJob Title Deputy ManagerJoined 2023

Born and bred on a farm in the historic village of Bodiam, surrounded by outstanding countryside and a backdrop of the picturesque Bodiam Castle, led to the start of my career in hospitality at the local Inn. I worked there on and off for many years in several roles: Barman, Bar Manager, & Chef.

1989 Travelled to Australia, spending a year there, seeing the sights and picking up temporary work to fund my travels. On my return, I undertook a City & Guilds cookery course at the local college.

Following a move out of the countryside to St Leonards on Sea, I briefly worked for The Co-Op, British Telecom Operator Services, and the CSA, always keeping a casual bar job on the side.

1996 saw the opening of a new Motor Insurance Company in Bexhill, and I was there for the set-up, starting as a Telesales Operator, rising through the ranks to Team Leader, Supervisor, Deputy Customer Service Manager, New Claims & Business Services Supervisor. I achieved an ILM management diploma, as well as CII certification. After 14 years there, I was made redundant, so I started looking for a new venture.

2010, I bought a café/restaurant in Bexhill and spent the next 3 years working hard to make it a success before selling it in 2013.

I took a few months out to re-energise, then started temping in administration at Mais House Poppy Home in Bexhill, eventually being appointed Head of Administration. I then took on the role of Business Manager for a family-run care group that had homes in Surrey and Sussex- one of them being Queen Mary’s and Mulberry House. The company built a new home, and I helped in the Commissioning of the Home, staffing and recruitment and dealt with enquiries, setting up the Bistro for public use and anything else that needed to be done. The Home was then sold after a year, and I remained at the Home as Business & Hospitality Manager and did so for 6 years until I became tired of the travelling. That’s when I was made aware of the opportunity at Southdowns, met with Tara & Kerry, and the rest, as they say, is history.

I look forward to helping the Southdowns Team move onward and upward.

Donna Gilbey
Donna GilbeyJob Title AdministratorJoined 2018

Donna is the Administrator for Southdowns.

Jennifer Negus
Jennifer NegusJob Title AdministratorJoined 2007

Jenny is the Administrator at Southdowns.

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