Care home · Haywards Heath
Compton House Christian Nursing Home
Typical fee here £1,660–£2,030 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Compton House Christian Nursing Home- Address
- 40 Compton Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2JZ
- Run by
- Lindfield Christian Care Home
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 802108)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Vincent Robert Mark Hook
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1989 (37 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02416122)
- Last CQC check
- 12 Aug 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
More in Haywards Heath: Care homes in Haywards Heath (15) · Best rated care homes in Haywards Heath · Care homes for dementia care in Haywards Heath · Care homes for elderly care in Haywards Heath · Care homes for physical disability care in Haywards Heath
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-108588545
About this home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Compton House Christian Nursing Home is based in Haywards Heath, run by Lindfield Christian Care Home. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2025). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 15 CQC-registered care homes in and around Haywards Heath; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Compton House Christian Nursing Home
Compton House Christian Nursing Home is run by Lindfield Christian Care Home (company 02416122), incorporated in 1989, 21 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
How the scores break down
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Compton House Christian Nursing Home scores 70%.
Safe 69%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding2 · Some shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 71%
- 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 treatment2 · Some shortfalls
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 61%
- Shared direction and culture2 · Some shortfalls
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders2 · Some shortfalls
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation2 · Some shortfalls
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 6 June 2025, published 12 August 2025 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Past CQC ratings
- Mar 2016
- Jul 2018
- Aug 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 13 July 2018
- CQC inspection report 17 March 2016
- Inspection report 25 February 2014
- Inspection report 9 March 2013
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 February 2026 by Mid Sussex. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Compton House Christian Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Lindfield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- 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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Around the building
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 11 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Haywards Heath, 1.9 km
- Pharmacy Selbys Pharmacy, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Park 420 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Lindfield URC, 190 m (2 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
How long it has been running
Compton House Christian Nursing Home has been registered with CQC since November 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2025), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
CQC lists 4 reports for this location, the latest dated 13 July 2018.
The ratings in context
For Compton House Christian Nursing Home, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across West Sussex, 70 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 61%, averaging 70% overall.
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
What it may cost
We estimate Compton House Christian Nursing Home at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from West Sussex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
What inspectors found
- The home was not always consistently and effectively managed by leaders.
- Changes in management, revised management structure and governance responsibilities, system changes and inconsistent delivery of quality assurance processes had meant that leaders did not always have consistent and organised oversight of the home.
- Improvements were needed on the homes approach to assessing people’s capacity while more work was needed to be completed to ensure that staff had the skills and readiness to support people living with dementia.
- People said they were happy living there and described the home as open, friendly and welcoming.
Inspected 3 May 2018; report published 13 July 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe69% score267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective71% score289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring75% score294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive75% score286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led61% score70 of 317 in West Sussex
CQC key question ratings, published 12 August 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
The local picture
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.
8 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Lindfield 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 (2 min), a shop (1 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Where Compton House Christian Nursing Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2025) is more recent than 76% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 27 beds it is smaller than 51% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 93% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: 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.
Also nearby
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Frequently asked about Compton House Christian Nursing Home
- How much does care from Compton House Christian Nursing Home cost?
- No fee list from Compton House Christian Nursing Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Compton House Christian Nursing Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Compton House Christian Nursing Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How big is Compton House Christian Nursing Home?
- CQC capacity for Compton House Christian Nursing Home: 27 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Compton House Christian Nursing Home?
- Compton House Christian Nursing Home is run by Lindfield Christian Care Home, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Is Compton House Christian Nursing Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- When did CQC last rate Compton House Christian Nursing Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 12 August 2025, 1 year ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What kind of care can Compton House Christian Nursing Home offer?
- Compton House Christian Nursing Home is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Compton House Christian Nursing Home based?
- It is at 40 Compton Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2JZ.
- Is Compton House Christian Nursing Home registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-108588545 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in August 2025.
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