Nursing home · East Sussex

Hailsham House

New Road, Hellingly, Hailsham, BN27 4EW

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago No registered manager New owner since November 2025

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 15 February 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

The home changed owner in November 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • August 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in East Sussex

Hailsham House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 41 other homes in East Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 10 (4%)
  • Good 168 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 42 (15%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (3%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Quinnell House
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 1QN · Residential care home · 56 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
  • Grangemead
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 1EU · Residential care home · 12 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Abbots Wood Manor
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 3AL · Nursing home · 60 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Bowes House
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 1DU · Nursing home · 90 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Marshview
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 2RB · Residential care home · 23 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • The Marshes
    Hailsham, East Sussex · BN27 2PX · Residential care home · 6 beds2.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago

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What the data says about Hailsham House

Anavo Care (Hailsham) Limited runs Hailsham House, a nursing home in Hailsham, East Sussex with room for 119 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in East Sussex are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

CQC last rated the home in February 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in August 2019, was the same.

About 1.3 km away, Grangemead is rated Good. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in November 2025.