Care home · Haywards Heath
Oakwood Court
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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- Amberley Close, Haywards Heath, RH16 4BG
- Run by
- Sussex Housing and Care (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 62 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Bindumol Paul Joseph
- Company check
- Active, accounts up to date (Companies House IP12871R)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Nov 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-124984179
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Oakwood Court is based in Haywards Heath, run by Sussex Housing and Care. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (November 2024). It is one of 15 CQC-registered care homes in and around Haywards Heath; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Costs to expect
We estimate Oakwood Court 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from West Sussex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 22 other care homes within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ashton House, under 0.5 miles away.
8 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 pharmacy (9 min), a shop (8 min), a park (4 min), a café (7 min), a bus stop (4 min) and a railway station (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
Oakwood Court is run by Sussex Housing And Care (company IP12871R).
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Sussex Housing and Care runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
Specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Track record
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2024), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 6 June 2019.
Reading Oakwood Court's CQC ratings
Oakwood Court has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 80% and its lowest is Safe at 72%, averaging 75% overall.
How the scores break down
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Oakwood Court scores 75%.
Safe 72%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation2 · Some shortfalls
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 80%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement4 · Exceptional
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion4 · Exceptional
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
4 means exceptional and 1 means significant shortfalls (3 good, 2 some shortfalls). CQC data, assessed 14 October 2024, published 18 November 2024, Open Government Licence. Where no score shows, that statement wasn't part of this assessment and its earlier result still counts.
Past CQC ratings
- Aug 2016
- Jun 2019
- Nov 2024
- Today Rating 1 year old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 6 June 2019
- CQC inspection report 9 August 2016
- Inspection report 21 August 2014
- Inspection report 6 July 2013
- Inspection report 18 April 2013
- Inspection report 14 December 2011
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 6 May 2026 by Mid Sussex. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Oakwood Court Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Sussex
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in RH16 (15)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 330 m (4 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Beech Hurst Miniature Railway Station, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Orchards Pharmcy, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Fine Baps, 640 m (8 min walk)
- Park Beech Hurst, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Café Tory's Cafe in the Park, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship St Wilfrid, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Library Haywards Heath Library, Information Centre & Registration Office, 630 m (8 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Each area CQC checks
- Safe72% score267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective75% score289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring80% score294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive75% score286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led75% score233 of 317 in West Sussex
Source: CQC, published 18 November 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The service was run by a dedicated management team.
- The registered manager created an open and inclusive culture for people, their relatives and staff.
- They had an open door policy and welcomed feedback about the service for continual service development.
- Their comments included, “I'm so pleased mum is there she is safe and well, it’s a lovely atmosphere, there is no feeling of claustrophobia, its light and bright, everybody is smiling.” We observed people comfortably speaking with staff and managers.
Inspected 2 April 2019; report published 6 June 2019. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Where Oakwood Court stands locally
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2024) is more recent than 69% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 62 beds it is larger than 87% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 61% 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.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Haywards Heath: care homes inspected recently
- Adelaide House Nursing HomeJul 2026
- Martlet ManorOct 2026
- Martlet ManorMay 2026
Frequently asked about Oakwood Court
- How big is Oakwood Court?
- Oakwood Court has 62 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Which provider runs Oakwood Court?
- Sussex Housing and Care is the registered provider for Oakwood Court.
- How much does Oakwood Court charge?
- Oakwood Court's prices aren't on our site 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.
- Is Oakwood Court rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- Where is Oakwood Court based?
- It is at Amberley Close, Haywards Heath, RH16 4BG.
- Is Oakwood Court regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-124984179 and was rated Good overall in November 2024.
- What type of care does Oakwood Court provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Oakwood Court how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Oakwood Court registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- When did CQC last rate Oakwood Court?
- The rating now shown was published on 18 November 2024, 1 year ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
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