Care home · Bognor Regis

Hammonds

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 5 January 2023 Rating 3 years old

Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate

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Address
210 Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 2UP
Run by
West Sussex County Council (5 services)
Type of provider
Council-run
Service
Residential care home
Beds
20 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
November 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Caroline Doreen Badger-Clark
Last CQC check
5 Jan 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-120714731

The service in brief

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Hammonds is based in Bognor Regis, run by West Sussex County Council. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (January 2023). Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 43 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bognor Regis; 33 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood267 of 317 in West Sussex
  • EffectiveRequires improvement25 of 317 in West Sussex
  • CaringRequires improvement9 of 317 in West Sussex
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement18 of 317 in West Sussex
  • Well-ledRequires improvement70 of 317 in West Sussex

As rated by CQC, published 5 January 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.

Earlier inspections

  1. Nov 2015 Good
  2. Aug 2018 Requires improvement
  3. Sep 2019 Requires improvement
  4. Jan 2023 Requires improvement
  5. Today Rating 3 years old

CQC rating timeline for this address.

CQC reports

Food hygiene

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 August 2026 by Arun. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Hammonds Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.

Location and local area

Ward
Pevensey
Parliamentary constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in PO21 (36)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 21 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Bognor Regis, 1.4 km (18 min walk)
  • GP surgery Maywood Surgery, 290 m (4 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Day Lewis Pharmacy, 290 m (4 min walk)
  • Shop West Meads Premier, 460 m (6 min walk)
  • Park Nyewood School Field, 170 m (2 min walk)
  • Café West Park Café, 680 m (9 min walk)
  • Place of worship St. Wilfrid's Church, 890 m (11 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).

What inspectors found

  • Right Support Staff did not always support some people to have the maximum possible choice, control and be independent and they had limited control over some areas of their own lives.
  • Some people had limited opportunities to build skills and participate in individual activities.
  • Staff were trying to be more focused on people's strengths and promoted what they could do, so people had a fulfilling and meaningful everyday life, some work had begun with some people but we were told there were not enough staff to provide this support consistently for everyone.
  • Each person had their own rooms, which were generally personalised to meet their needs and preferences.

Inspected 16 May 2022; report published 5 January 2023; supporting 20 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

The registered provider

West Sussex County Council runs 5 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (80%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

All 5 are in West Sussex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Who they support

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

The local picture

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Greenways, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (5 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (4 of the nearest 25).

12 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Pevensey ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (6 min), a park (2 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

What it may cost

We estimate Hammonds 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.

Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.

West Sussex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

Reading Hammonds's CQC ratings

Looking at the five areas: Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.

Across West Sussex, 25 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (8%), while 9 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (3%), while 18 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (6%), while 70 of 317 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (22%).

If you are considering it, read the Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

How long it has been running

Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 4 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.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 5 January 2023.

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How Hammonds compares

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (January 2023) is more recent than 51% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
  • With 20 beds it is smaller than 62% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered care homes in the area.
  • It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (8% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here); Caring (3% of care homes in West Sussex are also rated below Good here); Responsive (6% 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.

Based on the CQC register for West Sussex as at Oct 2026.

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Quick answers about Hammonds

How much does care from Hammonds cost?
No fee list from Hammonds has reached us. 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.
How is Hammonds rated for safety and leadership?
CQC rates five key questions. For Hammonds: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
How many residents can Hammonds take?
Hammonds has 20 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
Who runs Hammonds?
On CQC's register the provider is West Sussex County Council.
Can Hammonds care for someone with dementia?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
When did CQC last rate Hammonds?
Its current CQC rating dates from 5 January 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Where is Hammonds?
It is at 210 Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 2UP.
Is Hammonds registered with CQC?
Hammonds is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-120714731) and was rated Requires improvement overall in January 2023.
What type of care does Hammonds provide?
CQC lists Hammonds under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.

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