Southdowns Nursing Home

St Leonards-on-sea

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Southdowns Nursing Home scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 31 March 2025 by Hastings.

What does this rating mean?

Southdowns Nursing Home in St Leonards-on-sea has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Southdowns Nursing Home 1 Hollington Park Road,
St Leonards-on-sea,
East Sussex,
TN38 0SE

Southdowns Nursing Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Southdowns Nursing Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Southdowns Nursing Home?

Food hygiene at Southdowns Nursing Home is inspected by Hastings, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.hastings.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Southdowns Nursing Home

What is Southdowns Nursing Home’s food hygiene rating?

Southdowns Nursing Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 March 2025.

When was Southdowns Nursing Home last inspected?

Southdowns Nursing Home was last inspected by Hastings on 31 March 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.