Sovereign Lodge Care Centre

2 Carew Road, Eastbourne BN21 2DW
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9.7 223 Reviews
  • Sovereign Lodge Care Centre, Eastbourne
Sovereign Lodge Care Centre, in Eastbourne, carries out skilled nursing and residential care within an environment that is ideal for older people and also the practice of dementia care.

A modern and spacious interior includes numerous homely comforts, the option to personalised bedrooms, a multi-sensory snoezelen room and an activity room, while outside is a secure garden.

Specialist beds, hoists and baths help those with mobility issues and all staff have ongoing training to keep standards high. Different backgrounds are respected and regular assessments are made.

Care Provided by Sovereign Lodge Care Centre

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 64 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • AIDS/HIV
  • Alzheimer's
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • Cancer Care
  • Epilepsy
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Margaret Coscolluela (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (64)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (39)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for Sovereign Lodge Care Centre

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,750
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,750
    • Self-Funded Nursing Care from £1,750
    • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care from £1,750
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,800
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,800
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care from £1,800
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care from £1,800
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Sovereign Lodge Care Centre to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

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

Sovereign Lodge Care Centre Reviews (223)

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Sovereign Lodge Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.744) out of 10, based on 59 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Sovereign Lodge Care Centre has 223 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are professional and also kind. When issues arise they deal with them without being defensive. They are well-trained and supportive of the resident's wider family, informing us about their condition and helping us to make decisions in our mother's best interests.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My wife has a problem with food and only takes soup, sometimes at that. She has supplements.


This link between the nurses and GP is good. My wife is now bedridden.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The immediate ambience was light and airy with a warm reception. The notice board was clear with pictorial information. The staff helpfully brought chairs for us to sit with the resident and offered us teas.
The lounge where she was sitting was not overcrowded with chairs - space for residents to wander.
The television was not overpowering - very homely. A peep at the dining room - very inviting - like a restaurant.
Our sister (closest relative of resident) very impressed by her time with the nurse/ responsible for the resident.
Very welcoming.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

From our experience, my mother is well looked after. The staff are always pleasant and engaging with her and she enjoys taking part in the activities provided. The nursing staff keep us informed about her condition when necessary.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Enjoy the activities, Christmas Fair. The food is good. Laundry is good.
The hairdresser is very nice. Really good for family to come and visit and being able to have lunch together and our dog is allowed to visit.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I am quite pleased with my wife being in Sovereign Lodge. I think she gets very good care. The staff are always there to help if needed. So my thanks to all the staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's been good so far, I am very pleased. I love the laundry man.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother moved into Sovereign Lodge Care Centre in February. The facilities are very good. The room is immaculate and food good. The staff are amazing, well organised, caring and professional. The care plan is regularly reviewed. Organised entertainment. Mum has dementia and all her care needs are
met.Above all, she is happy and well looked after.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

There is a wonderful lady very hard working she goes above and beyond her job description. Always helpful and extremely kind hearted.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Mum is safe and happy overall.


Very good I have 2 small issues all sorted. Very quick to resolve.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Pleasant environment, on the whole, staff are friendly and welcoming. The activities are good, but maybe could be more low-key type activities on the 2nd floor for the more severely mentally ill residents. Possibly more residents could make use of the garden area in the summer months.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum has now been in Sovereign Lodge Care Centre for approximately three months. I am so very happy with the way she is looked after. The staff are all extremely friendly and helpful with any problems which may occur. She loves her room which is kept beautifully clean and the home never smells, which
some homes do.
The entertainment there and the food is excellent there is always something for the residents to do.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I very much appreciate the care, consideration and dignity the staff show my father with excellent food and general service.
Thank you Sovereign Lodge.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff always seem friendly. Sometimes have to ask for help for her to be turned if she doesn't look comfortable. Staff on reception are always very helpful.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The caring staff are very good dealing with dementia patients. The exception is dealing with Alzheimer's which requires variations from the norm. Theses demands are very challenging and do require even more specialised training.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My brother in law had 21 previous beds previous to Sovereign Lodge and you should be very proud of your excellent home and lovely care you provide. Your activities lady is a treasure and all staff offer me a grateful cup of tea. All staff are alert and caring whatever time of the day.
Nurses are special
and nothing is too much trouble to the management.
My brother in law seems very relaxed.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother came to Sovereign Lodge Care Centre in February after breaking her hip and staying in the hospital for six weeks. Sovereign Lodge Care Centre is a lovely place, mum loved her room and the staff are excellent. Nothing was too much trouble. She was only there for two weeks but I would not hesitate
in sending her back if needed for respite. The food and entertainment were all first class.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Coming here last year, I have experienced most aspects of caring given and a variety of elderly people I have met here and this being helpful and reassuring to those concerned for the most part.


An important issue is the respect shown to each individual in the caring: here this has been good, even

under trying circumstances.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father has been lovingly looked after and his quality of life is greatly improved. The food is great and well presented and there is always some form of activity or entertainment. Very happy with his care.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I visit my husband at Sovereign Lodge Care Centre several times each week and I am there for lunchtime and see the food on offer and always found it to be good. The staff have always been very friendly and helpful. At times I have felt the care has been extended to me also.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.744)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.744) out of 10 for Sovereign Lodge Care Centre is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 59 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 59 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.744 for Sovereign Lodge Care Centre is calculated as follows: ( (519 Excellents x 5) + (153 Goods x 4) + (11 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 683 Ratings = 4.744

  • b) 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 Sovereign Lodge Care Centre is based on 59 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 64 registered maximum number of service users is 12.8, which has been reached with 59 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 19 Dec 2019

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  • 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.

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Meet the Team (7)

Margaret

Margaret Coscolluela

Job Title: Home Manager

Our day-to-day can be challenging, but it requires commitment, motivation, and skills to make a vision into reality. I am passionate about delivering person-centred care to our residents and maintaining their independence as much as possible. It is a big adjustment for a resident to leave their own house and be in a nursing home, thus we as a team help them feel welcomed and ensure a homely environment.


The best part of my working day is knowing that I have made a difference in someone's life and have helped them through a difficult situation. Knowing that a resident is satisfied with the care we provide is the greatest achievement for me at the end of the day."


Kathleen

Kathleen Rose

Job Title: Administrator

I wished to be part of this growing company and be able to contribute my knowledge and skills, at the same time learning and growing with the company.


Before I came to Healthcare Homes I was an
administrator/receptionist for a different provider.
I think a person needs to be knowledgeable or must be willing to learn. You must be people orientated, know how to deal with different kinds of people in a friendly but professional manner. Must be well organised and know how to manage time. Stay calm.


The favourite part of my working day is being able to help out with the team. Completing tasks and being ready to accept more. Meeting new people.


The biggest professional challenge in my current role was moving from a corporate company where I had been for 5 years to a smaller but growing company. Luckily enough, after a few weeks of intensive training, I was able to adapt and settle quickly into my new home. Thanks to the most friendly and accommodating staff/residents and relatives of Sovereign Lodge and those at our operations office Apex.


My biggest career highlight to date? I am quite happy to see the progression of my career over the span of six years.


Qualities that make me stand out are;
A good home manager must have good leadership and at the same time be caring and have a passionate heart. Time management is also very important.


My interests outside of work are spending time with my little boy, playing in the sand or swimming together. I also like watching movies and shopping.


I look forward to working with my colleagues who are a bunch of happy and energetic people. Meeting and greeting residents and relatives. Being productive at work – being able to accomplish all tasks given


Stephen

Stephen Kemp

Job Title: Head Chef

Joined: 2020

I decided to work at Healthcare Homes because of the career opportunities
Before joining Healthcare Homes I was a sous chef and head chef
To be good in my role I need good experience and knowledge. Being caring with all of our residents.
My biggest professional challenge in my current role was finding a passion for the industry and my biggest career highlight to date was being on Sky TV.
The qualities that make me stand out are being able to manage staff and allowing staff to manage their own departments.
My interests outside of work are scubadiving, sports, cooking and cycling.
I look forward to moving the business forward in the future and to maintain being the best care home in Eastbourne


Steve

Steve Briffitt

Job Title: Maintenance

Before joining Healthcare Homes I was an
Assistant Facilities Manager.


To be good in my role I need a general understanding of what makes a building work.


My interests outside of work include music and modern history.


Tracy

Tracy Wehham

Job Title: Activities co-ordinator

Sovereign Lodge has a very good name in the local community and I wished to have a more fulfilling job role
Before joining Healthcare Homes I was a landlady at a local public house. I had always worked in the service industry.
To be good in my role I need to be bubbly, outgoing, motivated and confident. Being able to work as part of a team or take a lead role if necessary. Energetic, enthusiastic and loving the job of making people happy.
The favourite part of my working day is putting a smile on people’s faces and making a difference. Giving residents something to look forward to.
My biggest professional challenge in my current role is being diverse in the role and giving a wide variety in the activity schedule; keeping it fresh and exciting. I am undertaking a Health Care Practitioner trainee role which I am very excited about and looking forward to the outcome.
Although there have been many highlights during my time here, none more important than walking in to the lounge areas and seeing smiling, happy residents
The qualities I have to make me stand out are good leadership qualities, being able to communicate freely with staff. Good problem solving skills
Outside of work I like spending time with my family, dining out, walking and enjoying the fresh air with loved ones, watching movies and shopping


The relationships I have formed with my colleagues and residents; it’s not just a job to me. I can honestly say in my time working here, this is my family as well as my friends


Cherry

Cherry Aquino

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Coming soon.


Emma

Emma Field

Job Title: Administrator

I've worked here for 8 year and I love where I work. The home is always busy but fun, and I enjoy being part of the team. My constant happiness helps put smiles on the residents' faces.