Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↓ Down from GoodNew owner since September 2026
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
The Polegate Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 41 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Polegate Care Home is a 44-bed nursing home in Polegate, East Sussex, run by HC-One No.5 Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in East Sussex has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Well-led was also Requires improvement. CQC rated safe, effective, caring and responsive as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in January 2020, it was rated Good.
The home changed owner in September 2026. The nearest home with a higher rating is Bernhard Baron Care Home (Good), 0.7 km away. 49 of HC-One No.5 Limited’s 60 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. 41 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
