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 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. ?
Tinkers Hatch is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 41 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Tinkers Hatch is an independent 32-bed residential care home in Heathfield, East Sussex, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC last rated the home in August 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in January 2020.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in East Sussex. 41 other homes in East Sussex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. About 1.6 km away, Heffle Court is rated Good.
