Downlands

96 The Drive, Hove BN3 6GP
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9.8 44 Reviews
  • Downlands, Hove
Downlands Nursing Home is a twenty-three capacity Hove residential facility with a versatile care portfolio, from a local provider with over two decades of experience in achieving effective daily care packages.

Secluded gardens and homely interiors combine with a friendly team of staff who are keen to ensure that service users are able to achieve an active daily lifestyle, in which they feel respected and able to pursue personal interests.

The service looks to remain up-to-date with a developing care sector, learning all it can from inspections and keeping strong links with local health professionals.
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Care Provided

Type of Service

    Nursing Home
  • For a maximum of 23 Service Users

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Other Care Provided

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

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • 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

  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1500 – £1750
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1500 – £1750

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

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 £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Grace Mwai (Registered Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 40+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2013

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (23)

Downlands Reviews (44)

9.8

Downlands has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.848) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Downlands has 44 reviews.

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Review from Vanessa B (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 December 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As a family, we were very pleased with the care given to my mother in the five months she was at Downlands before she peacefully passed away. The staff were very caring and compassionate to my mum and also very supportive to myself. I will miss them all! I found it to be well managed with adequate amount
of staff. The nurses made sure everything ran smoothly and contacted doctors for advice or visits when needed. I literally didn't have to do anything except visit my mum. The home's decor is a bit dated in areas but steps are being taken to rectify this. Overall it is a wonderful care home.
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Review from Maria N (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 September 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am a local GP and my father spent 6 months in excellent, diligent, professional and kind care. The home has an excellent manager and the entire team are all kind and have great interest in people as individuals and personalise the care. There was always timely communication with family and coordination
of care with the GP and/or relevant specialist community care teams.
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Review from B C (Friend of Resident) published on 29 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We were very impressed by the standard of care given to our friend in his last days. The gentle and compassionate approach was reassuring for us and there was a concern for us in the situation of anxiety and bereavement. We appreciated his light and airy room and the general feeling of the nursing home.
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Review from J F (Son of Resident) published on 7 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Nice care home and staff, very caring and polite.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.848)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.848) out of 10 for Downlands 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.848 for Downlands is calculated as follows: ( (175 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 204 Ratings = 4.848
  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 Downlands is based on 18 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 23 registered maximum number of service users is 4.6, which has been reached with 18 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: 4 Sep 2018

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

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