Barford Court

157 Kingsway, Hove BN3 4GR
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9.8 77 Reviews
  • Barford Court, Hove
Only a short walk from the seafront and a few minutes from the beautiful South Downs, this Art Deco style Home has been restored to its former splendour to include a purpose built extension and conservatory.

The elegant gardens are attractively landscaped and have lots of seating areas and pagodas to shelter from the sun. There is a large lounge, which is comfortably decorated for residents’ use, with lovely views of the garden.

The level of care each person receives will depend on their individual needs. This is continuously monitored and reviewed to ensure each person receives the right level of care. Please contact Barford Court for further information.
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Care Provided

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
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 40 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1303 – £1764
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1643 – £2457
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1434 – £1940
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1807 – £2703

Our care fees for self-funded and local authority funded residents are subject to a preadmission needs assessment which is a requirement of admission, so the Home can fully understand the level of care and support required by each individual. The prices quoted are weekly and for guidance only. They will be confirmed following a full assessment. Respite care may be offered and is usually 10% above the permanent care fees, subject to availability and will depend on an assessment of a person’s care needs.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Barford Court to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Gavin Kingham (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Self-funding residents or Freemasons supported by their Local Authority
  • Ages 60+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (40)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)

Parking

  • Parking on site

Barford Court Reviews (77)

9.8

Barford Court has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.788) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barford Court has 77 reviews.

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Review from I D (Resident) published on 16 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am a resident in here and I am very happy. The place is amazing, clean and care is outstanding.
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Review from J M (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff could not be more concerned and caring about my mother and when she was recently ill they were outstanding in their treatment of her.
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Review from Michael B (Son of Resident) published on 13 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall a very good care home with high standards and happy attentive staff.
Would like to see more pressure applied to support agencies, doctors, physios, to follow up on certain issues that residents may have.
Reply from Chiao Kwan, Marketing & Communications Officer at Barford Court

Thank you for taking time to write a review about Barford Court. We really appreciate your rating of ‘good’ for the overall standard of the home. Unfortunately, we do not have the power to apply pressure to community support services but we do try our best and contact them to address certain issues that have been raised. If you wish to discuss any particular concerns, please contact our Home Manager who will be able to assist you further.

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Review from John L (Husband of Resident) published on 19 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We appreciated very much being able to sit down and talk with mum over lunch, instead of visitors from a distance needing to break up the visit to go out looking for a restaurant.
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Review from David E (Son of Resident) published on 5 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Barford Court has a very friendly atmosphere and the management and staff are all extremely helpful and friendly. Although mum has only been resident for a short while she is settling in well and seems very happy. She enjoys the meals and the regular trips out and entertainment.
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Review from M W (Resident) published on 17 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
New resident, great activities and involvement.
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Review from Frances M (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The manager of Barford Court is one of the most effective we have had over 6 years. Always ready to talk and listen and supervises the running of the home and it is the manager who ensures great attention to detail is carried out. This inspires confidence in relatives like me, who have close family
living permanently at Barford Court who have challenging needs for care. Nutrition has improved recently.
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Review from Julia H (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 December 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our father spent 9 months in the Henry Cottrell Unit at Barford Court and we cannot praise everyone involved highly enough. The Managers are caring and empathetic and the quality of the care staff is extremely high.


Dad was treated with compassion, kindness, respect and dignity at all times. We

always felt comfortable that he was in safe, caring hands. Between us, we spent several days, (24/7) on the Unit and can honestly say there was never anything we felt uncomfortable about.


As a family, we were treated with such kindness. The support we were given initially by the business team when applying for a place at Barford Court was second to none - at a time when dealing with local authorities and social service departments was extremely stressful.


We can only say a huge thank you to all the staff at Barford Court for making our Dad's life the best it could be under very difficult circumstances. You did him proud.

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Review from Dave B (Son of Resident) published on 21 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Mother who recently passed away was a resident in the Dementia wing for nearly two years. I have spent many, many hours visiting and just being on the wing and seeing how all the carers and support staff interact with the residents. Initially, I was surprised to see that my mum actually improved
in physical and mental health within the first few months of moving to Barford Court, despite previously having had 24/7 care in her own home. The staff are kind and supportive of individual resident needs, they have a professional non-confrontational way of dealing with the different characters, that avoids potentially difficult situations from developing. I have marked Barford Court high on all of the evaluation criteria, if I had to find something negative to say to make this review more balanced I would mention that the Dementia wing is on the first floor, so you have to use the lift to get to access the garden and sadly this quality of care isn't available to everyone who needs it.
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Review from Mark P (Son of Resident) published on 18 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
An excellent facility. Sensitive staff. Have been very happy that both my parents have been able to reside at Barford Court.
The home is very welcoming to visiting friends and relatives.
If I ever need residential care, Barford Court would be highly acceptable.
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Review from Sandra (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The design of the building restricts some upgrades but the care delivered to my father is outstanding. The current management team are very actively involved with the managing of the care and support both to residents and staff. I am confident the team caring for my dad respect and give him the dignity
everyone deserves at all times.
Reply from Deidre Johnson, Home Manager at Barford Court

Dear Sandra,


Thank you for your kind words. We are working hard on improving wherever we can. We are currently looking at creative ways to engage with people on our dementia house, through utilising our Day Service Staff where possible.

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Review from D E (Grandson of Resident) published on 20 June 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This home has a great atmosphere and is homely and comfortable. The staff are happy to help relatives and friends as well as residents and are very caring. There is generally a lively feel of the place and I get the impression the residents have a lot of fun. Recommend.
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Review from M I (Resident) published on 2 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son can come to see me as much as he can.
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Review from E H (Resident) published on 25 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very home like not institutional. The staff are extremely helpful and obliging.
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Review from D H (Resident) published on 25 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I feel extremely lucky to be living here.
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Review from J S (Resident) published on 25 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm very happy here.
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Review from M H (Resident) published on 25 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I came her to Barford with my husband.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.788)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.788) out of 10 for Barford Court is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.788 for Barford Court is calculated as follows: ( (183 Excellents x 5) + (38 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 226 Ratings = 4.788
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Barford Court is based on 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 40 registered maximum number of service users is 8, which has been reached with 19 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 10 Jul 2018

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Outstanding
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Gavin Kingham

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2024

The purpose of my job is:


To enable and lead the delivery of excellent person-centred care services, focusing on outcomes and well-being.


To develop and lead a highly skilled, motivated and engaged team.


To maintain the high standard of governance systems and structures needed to run the Home.


Ensure all UK and sector legislation and regulatory requirements are adhered to.

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