Residential care home · West Sussex

Heathfield Care Home

Main Road, West Wittering, Chichester, PO20 8QA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 May 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2015GoodSECRW

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 West Sussex

Heathfield Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 209 other homes in West Sussex. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (4%)
  • Good 210 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 32 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 17 (5%)

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Heathfield Care Home in brief

Heathfield Care Home is a 23-bed residential care home in Chichester, West Sussex, run by AMJ Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 209 other homes in West Sussex share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. 92% of homes in West Sussex also score 5.

In May 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in April 2018, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 32% of homes in West Sussex. Here is how rating age varies by council.