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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Summerlands is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in West Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Summerlands is an independent 30-bed residential care home in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people.
CQC last rated the home in May 2018, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Outstanding. Its rating before that, in August 2015, was the same. 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.
Across West Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in West Sussex. About 0.7 km away, Maplehurst Nursing Home is rated Outstanding.
