Care home · Bognor Regis
Abbey Dean
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Abbey Dean- Address
- 102 Barnham Road, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0EW
- Run by
- Wolfe House Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 18 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2014 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Natalie Knight
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2006 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05999353)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Jul 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-1534976820
Introducing Abbey Dean
Abbey Dean in Bognor Regis is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Wolfe House Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (July 2026). It is one of 79 CQC-registered care homes in and around Barnham; 58 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
From the latest CQC inspection
- This assessment was carried out due to the age of the previous rating.
- People were receiving a good quality of care from a knowledgeable and compassionate staff team who had received comprehensive training to fulfil their roles and who had regular supervision.
- The provider placed importance on staff wellbeing which helped motivate the team to provide people with consistently good care.
- Comments included, “You couldn’t get a better care home than this.” And “They look after us really well, I’m very happy here.” People said the staff knew what they were doing and seemed to have good training and gave them support in the way they wanted.
Inspected 23 July 2018; report published 24 August 2018. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Detailed scores
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Abbey Dean scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- 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 optimisation3 · Good
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 75%
- 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 enablement3 · Good
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 inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 24 April 2026, published 23 July 2026 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Rating history
- Nov 2016
- Aug 2018
- Jul 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 24 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 23 November 2016
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 11 June 2026 by Arun. 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 "Abbey Dean"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Barnham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- NHS planning area
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- 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)
See the wider area · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Close by
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Barnham, 430 m (5 min walk)
- GP surgery Eastergate Medical Centre (Croft Practice), 1.3 km (17 min walk)
- Pharmacy Five Villages Pharmacy, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Murrell's Field, 760 m (9 min walk)
- Café Gio's Espresso Bar, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint Mary the Virgin, 1.2 km (15 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Abbey Dean over the years
CQC registration dates from August 2014, so the service has been operating for around 12 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 24 August 2018.
Likely fees
We estimate Abbey Dean at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
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.
Around Bognor Regis
There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Henson Court, under 0.5 miles away.
1 of the 24 nearest rated care homes has 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 pharmacy (3 min), a shop (4 min), a park (9 min), a café (4 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading Abbey Dean's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Abbey Dean: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
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 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective75% score289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring75% score294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive75% score286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led75% score233 of 317 in West Sussex
CQC key question ratings, published 23 July 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
The registered provider
Abbey Dean is run by Wolfe House Limited (company 05999353), incorporated in 2006, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Wolfe House Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
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Abbey Dean against its area
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2026) is more recent than 92% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 18 beds it is smaller than 70% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 39% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in West Sussex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Abbey Dean questions answered
- What type of care does Abbey Dean provide?
- Abbey Dean is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- What is Abbey Dean's address?
- It is at 102 Barnham Road, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0EW.
- Is Abbey Dean regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-1534976820 and was rated Good overall in July 2026.
- Does Abbey Dean support people with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When did CQC last rate Abbey Dean?
- CQC published the current rating on 23 July 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How many residents can Abbey Dean take?
- Abbey Dean can take up to 18 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Abbey Dean?
- The registered provider is Wolfe House Limited, according to CQC.
- How much does Abbey Dean charge?
- We don't have published prices from Abbey Dean 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 Abbey Dean rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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