Which care homes in Hove are listed on this page?

Thirty five residential care homes match this search, including Portland Road, Sackville Gardens, Barford Court and Aspen House Care Home among others. Each provider has its own profile giving registration details and the outcome of its most recent CQC inspection. As the judgements vary across the group, those profiles are the practical route from a long list to a shortlist worth visiting. Narrow by location first, then read the reports properly before ranking them.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Hove?

Begin with staffing, asking how many people are on duty during the day and overnight, how many are permanent rather than agency, and how long the manager has been in post. Ask what a typical day involves, how activities are chosen and what is available for someone who would rather remain in their room. Ask how families are kept informed when circumstances change and how recent complaints have been handled. Finish by asking what the home would do if the person needed more support than it is registered to provide.

How does a residential care home differ from a nursing home?

A residential care home provides accommodation together with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals, medication and the ordinary routines of the day. A nursing home offers all of that and additionally keeps registered nurses on duty around the clock for clinical care such as wound management or complex medication. Every provider listed on this page holds a residential registration rather than a nursing one. Where clinical needs already exist, or look likely to develop before long, starting the search among nursing homes usually saves a later move.

Can East Sussex County Council fund a care home placement?

It can, where the care needs assessment concludes that residential care is the appropriate form of support and the financial assessment shows the person is eligible. Income, savings and any property are all considered, and the result decides whether the council meets the cost in full, contributes part of it, or pays nothing. Even families intending to fund privately benefit from completing both assessments, since it establishes the position if savings later fall towards the threshold. Where health needs lead, NHS continuing healthcare may apply instead.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Hove?

Ask the adult social care team at East Sussex County Council to carry out a needs assessment for the person concerned. The request can be made by them, by a relative or friend, or by a GP or hospital team preparing for a discharge. A practitioner will then talk through daily routines, what has become harder and what risks have appeared, before producing a written record of needs. Keep a copy, because it is the document you will return to whenever you assess whether a home is suitable.

How far ahead should families in Hove start looking?

Starting before the need becomes pressing is what protects genuine choice, because well regarded homes commonly keep waiting lists and the right room seldom falls free exactly when it is wanted. Where the move can be planned, a few months allows time to visit properly, read inspection reports and go back for a second look. Where a hospital discharge or a sudden decline shortens the timescale, ask the social care team about interim arrangements rather than deciding under pressure. Even a short but deliberate search is preferable to accepting whatever room happens to be free.

Care Homes in Hove

Hove has 36 CQC registered care homes. 29 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 20 of the 36 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Hove at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Hove, to help you judge the options below.

East Sussex County Council pays, residential care: £1,124 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809, median £1,600
Care home beds filled across Brighton and Hove: 89%. The 12 month average is 88%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 88
People aged 75 and over: 20,100. Rising to 23,200 by 2035, up 16%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 80 beds.
Who pays, across Brighton and Hove (estimate): 62% council, 34% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,700. Rising to 3,300 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 5,600. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 37%

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What Residential Care in Hove Involves and What to Look For

The Support a Residential Registration Covers

Every provider here is registered for residential care, which means a place to live combined with personal care: help with washing and dressing, meals, prompts and support with medication, company through the day and staff available overnight. Clinical nursing delivered on site is not part of it. Working out honestly whether the difficulties are practical or medical is the most useful thing a family can do at the start, because it decides which kind of home to look at in the first place.

Reading the Inspection Record

Judgements across these thirty five homes run from Outstanding down to Requires Improvement, with one home not yet rated, which makes the rating a reasonable first filter and a poor final one. The report underneath sets out how the home was staffed on the day inspectors visited, whether call bells were answered promptly, how medicines were stored and given, the manner in which residents were spoken to and involved in decisions, and whether concerns raised at an earlier visit had genuinely been resolved. Two homes holding the same rating can read very differently once you have both reports in front of you. Where a home has no rating yet, ask the manager about their previous record instead.

What a Visit Reveals

Arrange to see the home when it is busiest, around a meal for preference, and if a second visit can be managed, choose a quieter hour when fewer staff are on duty. Watch whether residents seem occupied rather than merely seated, whether staff greet people by name without checking a chart, and how long anyone waits after asking for help. Ask about the overnight rota, the balance of permanent staff to agency cover, and how long the manager has been in post. Weigh the practical side too, from how easily relatives can visit to whether the layout suits someone unsteady on their feet.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding in Hove

Requesting the Assessment

A care needs assessment is open to anyone who appears to need support, and savings play no part in whether one is offered. A practitioner examines what has become difficult, what risks have emerged and what would genuinely help, then puts the conclusions in writing. That written record is what you hold each home against when its manager assures you they can meet the needs described, and it is worth keeping close by throughout the search.

Establishing Who Pays

A financial assessment follows separately, weighing income, savings and property against the national thresholds. East Sussex County Council Adult Social Care is responsible for both assessments and for arranging a funded placement where someone qualifies. If the dominant need proves to be a health one, NHS continuing healthcare may be the right route instead, assessed under its own separate criteria. Families who expect to fund privately still benefit from completing the process, because the record is far harder to assemble later.

Fees and What Sits Outside Them

Weekly charges differ between homes and between rooms within a single home, influenced by the room and the level of support agreed. Ask for a written schedule that separates the core weekly fee from anything billed on top, such as hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments or outings. Ask how frequently fees are reviewed and what notice of a rise you would be given, since affordability over several years matters more than the opening figure.

36 care homes in Hove

Wavertree House · Somerhill Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 1RN
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Wavertree Care Ltd
Wavertree House in Hove offers both residential and nursing care, with qualified nurses on duty at all times. We care for older people, including people with sight or hearing loss, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Grosvenor Lodge · 40 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6GA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs M Holliday-Welch
Grosvenor Lodge is a residential care home in Hove. We provide care for adults living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Dementia care is what we do, and we keep it unfussy. Familiar staff, a steady...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Respite Care
Lavender House · 17 Walsingham Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4FE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Jiva Healthcare Limited
Lavender House is a residential care home in Hove, supporting adults managing mental health conditions. Most of those living here are younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. Our work is less about doing things for people than...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Charles Lodge · 75 New Church Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4BB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
Charles Lodge is a care home in Hove. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We aim to be a home in the plain sense of the word. People...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Acorn · Loxwood House, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6NR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Loxwood House Ltd
Acorn Hove is a residential home in Hove for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including people living with dementia. We offer planned respite stays as well as longer placements. This is somebody's home before it is...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Vallance Residential Care Home · 7-9 Vallance Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 2DA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Vallance Organisation Limited
Vallance is a residential care home in Hove. We are home to older people, both for the longer term and for shorter respite stays when a family carer needs a rest. Our priorities are plain: food worth eating, warm rooms, laundry that comes...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Cloverdale House · 19 Vallance Gardens, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 2DB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Cloverdale House is a residential care home in Hove supporting a mixed group of adults. Some of our residents are older people who need help with the practical parts of the day. Others are adults with a learning disability, autistic adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fairdene Lodge · 14-16 Walsingham Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4FF
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Fairdene Lodge Care Home Limited
We are Fairdene Lodge, a residential care home in Hove. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also take respite stays. A home of our size has an advantage that is easy to overlook, which is that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Wilbury · 66 Wilbury Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 3PA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wilbury Care Home Limited
Wilbury is a residential care home in Hove. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, and we offer respite stays for people needing care for a short period or whose usual carer needs a break. Moving into a care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Autumn Lodge · 35-39 Rutland Gardens, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 5PD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autumn Lodge Hove Ltd
Autumn Lodge is a residential care home in Hove, caring for older people who can no longer manage comfortably on their own. We aim for the feel of a house rather than an institution, with people keeping their own habits, their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Brighton and Bethesda Home · 5 Hove Park Gardens, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund
We are Brighton and Hove Bethesda Home, a residential care home in Hove. We look after older people, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Marine View Rest Home · 279 Kingsway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4LJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by M S Ali
We are Marine View Rest Home in Hove. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support younger adults and people whose lives have been affected by alcohol or drug misuse. Respite stays...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Brighton & City Council - The Beach House · 29 Westbourne Villas, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4GQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Brighton and Hove City Council
We at Brighton & Hove City Council - The Beach House offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in the heart of Hove, providing thoughtful support for older people, younger adults, and individuals living with learning disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
3 The Droveway · 3 The Droveway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6LF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Our home on The Droveway in Hove provides residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults building towards greater independence. We keep the house small and domestic on purpose. It is a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
3a The Droveway · 3a The Droveway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6LF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Ours is a residential care home in Hove supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. It is an ordinary house on an ordinary street, and that is deliberate. The people who live here are part of the neighbourhood rather...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lansdowne Road · Marina, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 1DN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Frances Taylor Foundation
Lansdowne Road is a small residential home in Hove. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays. Being small is the point rather than a limitation. This is a house and it feels like one....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Barford Court · 157 Kingsway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4GR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company
Barford Court is a residential care home in Hove. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. We also take respite bookings. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
182 Hangleton Road · 182 Hangleton Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 7LT
Care home · Run by The Outlook Foundation
182 Hangleton Road is a care home in Hove providing residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults and older people. We offer respite stays as well. We are a house in an ordinary street...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Grange Rest Home · 11 Sackville Gardens, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4GJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Grange Rest Home Limited
We at The Grange Rest Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Hove, providing dedicated older person care within a truly homely setting. Nestled in the vibrant coastal community of Brighton and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Oakleigh Lodge Residential Home · 36 New Church Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4FJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oakleigh Lodge Residential Home
We at Oakleigh Lodge Residential Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Hove, where older people and younger adults alike can feel truly at home. Nestled within the vibrant coastal community of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Brighton & City Council - Wayfield Avenue Resource Centre · 2 Wayfield Avenue, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 7LW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Brighton and Hove City Council
Here at Wayfield Avenue Resource Centre, we are a care home based in Hove, Brighton and Hove, providing residential care for older people, including those living with mental health needs. We are part of Brighton and Hove City Council's...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
Arlington House · 10 Tennis Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4LR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Montesano Care Ltd
Arlington House is a residential care home in Hove for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults whose needs suit a home of this kind. We help with washing and dressing, medication, meals...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
4 Vallance Gardens · 4 Vallance Gardens, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 2DD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
4 Vallance Gardens is a residential home in Hove. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability, and people who are blind, partially sighted, deaf or hard of hearing. Most of the people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Wilbury Gardens · 13 Wilbury Gardens, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6HQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Wilbury Gardens is a residential care home in Hove. We support adults, including younger adults, who have a learning disability or autism, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with physical disabilities...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Z & M Care -12 Lyndhurst Road · 12 Lyndhurst Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6FA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Z & M Care Limited
We at Z & M Care 12 Lyndhurst Road are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Hove, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Our home is a place where...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parkview Care Home · 70 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6HJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkview Care Homes Limited
Here at Parkview Care Home, we are based in Hove, Brighton and Hove, and we provide residential care for adults who need day to day support in a settled, homely environment. Our specialisms include mental health support, care for younger...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Portland Road · 9 Portland Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 5DR
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by BHT Sussex
Here at Portland Road, we provide residential care for adults in the heart of Hove, Brighton and Hove. We are proud to have received an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, which reflects the genuine commitment our team...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Z & M Care - 4-10 Lyndhurst Road · 4-10 Lyndhurst Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6FA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Z & M Care Limited
We are a residential care home on Lyndhurst Road in Hove, caring for older people and for adults with a learning disability, including people living with dementia. We are close to the shops and the seafront, which means the people who live...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Davigdor Lodge Rest Home · 56-58 Tisbury Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 3BB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mr & Mrs G Rawat
Here at Davigdor Lodge Rest Home, we provide residential care for people living in Hove and the wider Brighton and Hove area. We support a range of individuals, including those with mental health needs and younger adults, and we also offer...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Churchley Rest Home · 91 New Church Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4BB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Churchley Rest Home Limited
The Churchley Rest Home is a residential care home in Hove providing care for older people, along with shorter respite stays. We should be straightforward about our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission, which is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Sackville Gardens · 57 Sackville Gardens, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4GJ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by BHT Sussex
Sackville Gardens is a residential care home in Hove, supporting adults who need help with daily living, with a particular focus on people managing mental health conditions. Recovery and stability look different for everybody, and we try...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Crescent House · 108 The Drive, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6GP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Crescent House Charity
Crescent House is a care home in Hove, providing residential care for older people, with respite stays available as well. We are a residential home and we are straightforward about what that means. We offer skilled, patient help with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
287 Dyke Road · 287 Dyke Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6PD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Here at 287 Dyke Road, we offer residential care for adults in the heart of Hove, and we are proud to support people with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities and younger adults who need a caring and dependable place to...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Aspen House Care Home · 17 Wilbury Avenue, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6HS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs D Roussel
We at Aspen House Care Home are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Hove, providing a warm and welcoming home for older people who need support with daily living, dementia, or mental health needs. Nestled within...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
19 Leicester Villas · 19 Leicester Villas, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 5SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Southside Partnership
19 Leicester Villas is a care home in Hove providing residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults, along with respite stays. We are a house in an ordinary street, and being part of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Conifer Lodge · 95-99 Pembroke Crescent, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 5DE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Macleod Pinsent Care Homes Ltd
Conifer Lodge is a care home in Hove providing residential care for older people and for adults living with mental ill health. We support younger adults as well, and we offer respite stays. We aim to run a household rather than a facility,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Brighton and Hove, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care South East figure, because too few Brighton and Hove homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600.	£1,124	£1,500 to £1,809
Nursing care South East figure, because too few Brighton and Hove homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.	£1,266	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few Brighton and Hove homes publish this price. 82 homes. Median £1,709.	Not published separately	£1,571 to £1,942
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Brighton and Hove homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,975 to £2,226

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Autumn Lodge, 22 September 2026, Good
Parkview Care Home, 14 September 2026, Good
The Churchley Rest Home Limited, 10 September 2026, Good

Longest since a report

3a The Droveway, 11 May 2018, Good
Acorn Hove, 14 June 2018, Requires improvement
Barford Court, 10 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Hove

How many care homes are there in Hove?

Hove has 36 CQC registered care homes: 3 Outstanding, 29 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Hove?

East Sussex County Council pays an average of £1,124 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809 a week. South East figure, because too few Brighton and Hove homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Hove were inspected most recently?

Autumn Lodge (22 September 2026), Parkview Care Home (14 September 2026) and The Churchley Rest Home Limited (10 September 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.