Care home · Haywards Heath
Summerlands
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Summerlands- Address
- Summerhill Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 1RW
- Run by
- Summerlands Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 30 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on summerlandscarehome.co.uk)
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on summerlandscarehome.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Lowela Piad Alcazaren
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07047563)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Nov 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-138227178
The service in brief
Summerlands is a CQC-registered residential care home in Haywards Heath, run by Summerlands Care Limited. It is registered to support older people.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2018), with Well-led rated Outstanding. It is one of 15 CQC-registered care homes in and around Haywards Heath; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
Summerlands is run by Summerlands Care Limited (company 07047563), incorporated in 2009, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Past CQC ratings
- Aug 2015
- May 2018
- Nov 2020
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 10 November 2020
- CQC inspection report 31 May 2018
- CQC inspection report 4 August 2015
- Inspection report 6 September 2014
- Inspection report 14 February 2014
- Inspection report 18 April 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 22 April 2025 by Mid Sussex. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Summerlands"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Haywards Heath North
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in RH16 (15)
Larger map · Route planner · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Haywards Heath, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Selbys Pharmacy, 940 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Londis, 790 m (10 min walk)
- Park Sunte Park, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Café Peckish Cafe, 830 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship St Richards Church, 710 m (9 min walk)
- Library Haywards Heath Library, Information Centre & Registration Office, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
How it fits locally
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Crossways Healthcare Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
22 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Haywards Heath North ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (10 min), a park (4 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The five key questions
- Safe267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led14 of 317 in West Sussex
Source: CQC, published 31 May 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it; for example, 14 of 317 care homes in West Sussex rated Outstanding for Well-led.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Summerlands at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
With savings below £23,250, West Sussex Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Reading Summerlands's CQC ratings
Area by area, Well-led is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across West Sussex, 14 of 317 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (4%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 10 November 2020.
The inspection, summarised
- On the day of inspection there were 28 people living at the service.
- People that live at the service had been included in training sessions to increase their safety, such as hand hygiene and infection control.
- Staff had provided hairdressing and manicures for people, when visits to the home were not possible by professionals.
- Detailed risk assessments had been completed for each visitor so individual risks could be addressed.
Inspected 16 October 2020; report published 10 November 2020. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Summerlands in local context
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2018) is more recent than 2% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 30 beds it is larger than 52% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 66% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for West Sussex as at Oct 2026.
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Summerlands: common questions
- Which provider runs Summerlands?
- Summerlands is run by Summerlands Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does Summerlands have?
- CQC registers Summerlands for 30 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How did Summerlands score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Summerlands: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does Summerlands charge?
- We don't have published prices from Summerlands yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- What services is Summerlands registered for?
- Summerlands is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Summerlands registered with CQC?
- Summerlands is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-138227178) and was rated Good overall in May 2018.
- Where is Summerlands?
- It is at Summerhill Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 1RW.
- When was Summerlands last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 31 May 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Summerlands care for someone with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
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