Care home · Bognor Regis
HF Trust Chestnuts
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of HF Trust Chestnuts- Address
- Chestnuts, Yapton Road, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0AZ
- Run by
- HF Trust Limited (43 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 313069)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (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
- August 2013 (13 years)
- Part of
- HF Trust Limited
- Registered manager
- Oana Lavinia Savu
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1962 (64 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 00734984)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Jun 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-882515761
About HF Trust Chestnuts
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, HF Trust Chestnuts is based in Bognor Regis, run by HF Trust Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (June 2023). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 79 CQC-registered care homes in and around Barnham; 58 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Choice nearby
There are 20 other care homes within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Abbey Dean, 0.7 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
13 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Barnham ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% 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 (9 min), a park (6 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading HF Trust Chestnuts's CQC ratings
Area by area, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across West Sussex, 49 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (15%), while 25 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (8%), while 70 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Costs to expect
We estimate HF Trust Chestnuts 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask West Sussex Council for a free care needs assessment.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe49 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective25 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led70 of 317 in West Sussex
From CQC's latest report, published 13 June 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Track record
CQC registration dates from August 2013, so the service has been operating for around 13 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
It has gone 3 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 3 reports for this location, the latest dated 13 June 2023.
Rating history
- Jun 2015
- Jan 2018
- Jun 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 13 June 2023
- CQC inspection report 10 January 2018
- CQC inspection report 15 June 2015
Finding it
- Ward
- Barnham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PO22 (13)
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Close by
- Bus stop 270 m (3 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Barnham, 690 m (9 min walk)
- GP surgery Yapton Surgery, 1.4 km (18 min walk)
- Pharmacy Five Villages Pharmacy, 870 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Park Murrell's Field, 440 m (6 min walk)
- Café Willow Tea Rooms, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint Mary the Virgin, 1000 m (12 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The registered provider
HF Trust Chestnuts is run by Hf Trust Limited (company 00734984), incorporated in 1962, 50 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 14 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse and other social work without accommodation.
HF Trust Limited runs 43 CQC-registered services across 22 council areas; 37 of the 40 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (93%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in West Sussex.
It trades under the HF Trust Limited brand, which covers 43 services run by 1 registered provider.
What inspectors found
- Right Support: The service had failed to provide a calm home which supported people to enjoy their life without anxiety or emotional upset.
- People told us they did not feel safe and some people had experienced verbal and physical harm from other people they lived with.
- The provider had failed to ensure managers and staff had all the training and guidance they needed to support people appropriately when they were upset or anxious.
- The provider has taken action to mitigate the risks following the inspection.
Inspected 9 May 2023; report published 13 June 2023; supporting 6 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed HF Trust Chestnuts on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
HF Trust Chestnuts in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2023) is more recent than 58% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 90% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 43% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (15% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here); Effective (8% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here); Well-led (22% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in West Sussex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other care homes near Barnham with recent ratings
- Nyton HouseJan 2025
- Crawford Care HomeFeb 2026
- Henson CourtDec 2025
Quick answers about HF Trust Chestnuts
- Which provider runs HF Trust Chestnuts?
- On CQC's register the provider is HF Trust Limited.
- How many residents can HF Trust Chestnuts take?
- HF Trust Chestnuts is registered for up to 6 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How is HF Trust Chestnuts rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For HF Trust Chestnuts: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does HF Trust Chestnuts charge?
- HF Trust Chestnuts hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is HF Trust Chestnuts regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. HF Trust Chestnuts is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-882515761) and was rated Requires improvement overall in June 2023.
- Where is HF Trust Chestnuts based?
- It is at Chestnuts, Yapton Road, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0AZ.
- What kind of care can HF Trust Chestnuts offer?
- HF Trust Chestnuts is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When was HF Trust Chestnuts last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 13 June 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is HF Trust Chestnuts registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
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