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Filsham Lodge

137 - 141 South Road, Hailsham, BN27 3NN

Requires improvementpublished 16 September 2025, 11 months ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Filsham Lodge on 1 March 2023. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Filsham Lodge

8 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has slipped, from Good to Requires improvement.

  1. March 2023Requires improvementcurrent ratingstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. July 2022Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. August 2021Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. April 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  5. September 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. February 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodCaring: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. September 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. June 2017Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  9. February 2017Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  10. October 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  11. July 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  14. September 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  15. June 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  16. November 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  17. October 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  18. July 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 11 July 2011.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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