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Rustington Hall Nursing Home

Rustington Hall’s Sammy Hydes Wins Prestigious Great British Care Regional Award

14 November, 2025

Rustington Hall is proud to announce that team member Sammy Hydes has been named the winner of the Palliative Care/End of Life Award at the Great British Care Regional Awards.
Recognising exceptional commitment and compassion within the care sector, the award celebrates individuals who provide outstanding support to people approaching the end of life.
After progressing to the final judging stage and taking part in an in-depth interview with a representative from the awards panel, Sammy attended the ceremony, together with a couple of relatives and other staff members, at the Brighton Metropole on 14th November.
Sammy is widely admired for her warmth, empathy, and unwavering commitment to those in her care. She has supported many residents in fulfilling their final wishes, helping families create treasured memories during the most sensitive moments of life. Her approach is rooted in deep respect and compassion, offering comfort, dignity and heartfelt support to every individual.
Her ability to bring peace, fulfilment and humanity to end-of-life care is extraordinary. This award is incredibly well-deserved, and we could not be more proud.
As a winner of the regional awards, Sammy will now be entered into the National awards with the event to take place at the end of February 2026.
Rustington Hall extends its heartfelt congratulations to Sammy for this outstanding achievement and recognition of her exceptional contribution to care.

Care Awards 2025

01 October, 2025

Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home is so proud to share that two of our staff members have been nominated within categories of 2 prestigious care awards.


Arinola Ojo - Healthcare Assistant has earned her spot as a finalist for the National Care awards within the Care Newcomer Category.


Sammy Hydes - Customer Relations Manager is in the running for the End of Life Champion Award accredited by the Great British Care Awards as recognition for her work and commitment to palliative care.


We are so thrilled for both members of the team and lucky to be able to share the amazing care and dedication shown by our team and have it recognized on a national level.


We wish them both the best of luck! 

Summer Fete 2025

20 August, 2025

We wish to give a special thank you to all who attended our Summer Fete and especially those who supported us with its organisation. It was wonderful seeing the community brought together and we hope to see you all in upcoming events for 2025! 😃🐻☀️

Rustington Hall Revival 2025

06 August, 2025

With support from the local community Rustington Hall was able to host our annual Rustington Hall Revival car and motor show. We wish to thank all that attended and especially those who showcased their vehicles.

Food Hygiene Rating Award

30 July, 2025

Our wonderful kitchen team achieved another 5* food hygiene inspection rating by the inspectors this week! We are very proud of Lorraine and the team as they work so hard to provide high quality food and meals to the residents all day, everyday!

Rustington Hall Achieves Menopause Accreditation

23 July, 2025

We are really pleased to announce that on 23rd July Rustington Hall received the menopause friendly organisation accreditation.

 

In order to achieve this Rustington Hall was assessed by an independent panel and had to demonstrate evidence of its effectiveness in five key areas: culture, policies and practices, training, engagement and working environment.

 

Industry-recognised and the only accreditation that sets clear standards which must be met, the Menopause Friendly Accreditation is truly meaningful and considered as a mark of excellence for menopause in the workplace.  It acknowledges employers who have demonstrated the positive impact of their actions in supporting people experience menopause.

 

Deborah Garlick, CEO and Founder of Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace made the following comment:

“Rustington Hall impressed our panel by showing how the culture change started with staff requests for help and shared lived experiences readily taken on board by senior leaders to bring about some all-important adjustments.  Despite being a small organisation, they have engaged with a good range of training and 80% of their staff have already benefitted from this. Furthermore, the organisation tracks data to chart its progress and this proved to our panel that menopause is strongly embedded in its culture.”

Summer Fete 2025

30 June, 2025

We are excited to announce that Rustington Hall will be holding a Summer Fete on the 20th of August between 2pm and 4pm! 🌞 We will be working with local businesses, independent sellers and talented individuals to create an event to bring the community together! Stalls will be available for local vendors/sellers so please reach out if this is of interest and you wish to take part!
Please follow and like to keep up to date with the event and any updates.
We hope to see you all there!
If you have any queries or wish to contribute to the event please reach out via email to reception@rustingtonhall.co.uk or James@rustingtonhall.co.uk

Booker Hall Grand Opening

24 May, 2025

We wish to thank all that attended our open day for both Booker Hall and Rustington Hall. It was wonderful to see both familiar and new faces showing support for our most recent venture. we look forward to the building being once again used by the community for events and functions. For information regarding bookings please email: enquiries@lrhs.co.uk or telephone: 01903 787222 to speak to a member of the team. Thank you.

Victory in Europe 2025 VE day

09 May, 2025

Today, we honor the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought for freedom during World War II. VE Day marks the end of a conflict that shaped our world, and we are proud to commemorate this historic day with our residents.

Events included Union Jack themed attire and décor, anniversary service and 30's - 40's era entertainment.

Spring has sprung

13 March, 2025

To mark the beginning of spring Rustington Hall organised a visit from Em's friendly farm to showcase some new arrivals on the farm. 

International Women's Day

08 March, 2025

Rustington Hall joined the celebrations to honor International Women's Day, activities included a buffet of sweet treats, fizz and showing solidarity with purple, green or grey attire.

Valentines Day

14 February, 2025

Love is in the air when it comes to Valentines Day! Romantic meals, heart themed sweets and treats, musical entertainment and a pink dress code helped all get in the mood for the day of love. 

Chinese New Year 2025

30 January, 2025

Residents and staff at Rustington Hall celebrated Chinese New Year with vibrant decorations, traditional music, and delicious festive treats. All were encouraged to wear red to bring in the year of the snake.

Happy New Year!

01 January, 2025

Happy new Years!


As we welcome 2025, we want to provide best wishes to our residents, their families, and our dedicated staff team. This past year has been a journey of shared moments and fond memories not without its own challenges and we are incredibly thankful for the trust and support you have shown us.

In the coming year, we look forward to creating more cherished memories, providing exceptional care, and fostering a warm and loving community. May 2025 bring you joy, good health, and countless blessings.

Rustington Hall Christmas Event

17 December, 2024

This years Christmas event included live reindeer, Father Christmas, a homemade winter wonderland and enough mince pies and mulled wine to weigh down a sleigh!.

Rustington Hall wishes to thank both its staff team and local community for ensuring that once again this event is the best it can be for our Residents.

 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

International Men's day and Italian Day

19 November, 2024

👨🏻‍🦱🇮🇹 One day - Two events 🇮🇹👨🏻
This morning we celebrated International Men's Day, with beer tasting 🍺 (as chosen by the men) and a sing-a-long. The German lager came out on top 🇩🇪 least favorite was the Christmas Pudding & Custard stout! 🎅
This afternoon we enjoyed Italian Day 🇮🇹 as part of our Around the World events 🌏 We sampled Italian red & white wine and larger, followed by pizza and cakes whilst listening to Italian music 🍷🍺🍕🧁

Gold Standard Framework Accreditation 2024 - 2027

26 September, 2024

Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home has been awarded a national Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award in recognition of the excellent end of life care they provide.

Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home received the award at the GSF annual conference and awards ceremony on Friday 27th September at BMA House in London - a celebration of the UK's exceptional health and social care providers for care in the final year of life.

Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home was one of 140 organisations from across the country receiving the award in London (98 care homes, 1 primary care team, 5 domiciliary care agencies, 8 retirement villages, 1 prison healthcare team and 27 hospital wards).  

Sally Morris, Chief Executive Officer for Rustington Hall Nursing & Care Home said: “We are really proud to announce our award in the nationally recognised Gold Standards Framework. This is a programme that recognises care homes, hospitals and hospices providing excellent end-of-life care. Rustington Hall has a good reputation for the care we provide to all our residents and to now have this prestigious award for our end-of-life care further adds to our nursing and care service.  There was, and remains, a lot of work involved in achieving the GSF accreditation and we thank and congratulate all our staff for their dedication and commitment to ensuring our residents get a ‘gold standard’ of care.”

 

Julie Armstrong-Wilson, Chief Operating Officer for GSF said: “Congratulations to all the organisations who have successfully achieved accreditation and received the Quality Hallmark Award this year. The standard of care and compassionate cultures that have been observed is truly inspiring, showing a commitment to ensuring people receive the right care at the right time which has a positive impact on the people cared for and their families. Listening to what matters most to each and every individual and providing care in accordance with their goals, wishes and preferences is the Gold Standard and these organisations are delivering it. Within the awards there are a number of organisations that have demonstrated their sustainability of GSF multiple times with six of the care homes achieving GSF Accreditation six times. The GSF team are so very proud of all our Award Winners; with our ageing population it is so important we enable them to live well and when the time comes deliver quality care in their final year / days of life. A huge well done to you all!”

 

GSF provides end of life care training and accreditation for frontline staff in health and social care.  Everybody deserves gold standard end of life care.  

 

To find out more about the Gold Standards Framework, visit https://www.goldstandardsframework.org.uk/

Annual Memorial Service 2024

26 September, 2024

Rustington Hall held its annual memorial service to honour and remember those who have worked and resided with us through our many years of service to the community.
It was touching to be visited by many familiar faces to gather and reflect on special memories we have of loved ones lost. 🕊

Heritage Open Day - Shoreham Fort

16 September, 2024

Residents enjoyed an outing to the Heritage open day at Shoreham Fort, the experience included a display of military vehicles and memorabilia which included multiple informative talks held by the Sussex living History Group.


 

1950's Event

20 August, 2024

Today we hosted our 1950s themed event, this included the arrival of a collection of vintage vehicles bought to us by volunteers from the local community, staff and resident themed dress and tea party. Entertainment included an array of classic hits from the era from our good friend Kevin.

We wish to thank all those that supported the event!

Gold Standard Framework Accreditation 2024 - 2027

15 August, 2024

Rustington Hall is ecstatic to share the news that we have achieved accreditation of the Gold Standard Framework Award!
We wish to thank all of our wonderful and hard working staff for this amazing triumph!
For information regarding how the Gold standard framework is implemented and what it entails within care home settings please visit the following link.

Activities Afternoon

10 July, 2024

We had a great afternoon yesturday with Alexis - Vocal soloist and Groves Caricatures
the weather didn't stop us we enjoyed Ice cream 🍦yummy cakes 🧁pimms 🍷

Dunreyth Alpacas

30 June, 2024

A great interactive visit from the alpacas In the week! Thank you so much to Dunreyth Alpacas for this wonderful opportunity to get up close and personal!

¡Viva España!

12 June, 2024

Today at Rustington Hall we celebrated all things Spanish! This included paella and churros as a lunch option and a Spanish inspired dancercise session, followed by sangria and cakes 🍤💃🏻🍷🧁 Person Centred Software Rustington Hall Nursing

D-Day 80 at Rustington Hall

06 June, 2024

Today we honoured the brave personnel who risked their lives for freedom and peace.
This morning we watched the live coverage of the UK national commemorations from the British Normandy Memorial and this afternoon we've had a wonderful time singing along to some wartime classics with Kim and enjoyed some delicious cakes 🎙️🧁