The Polegate Care Home
- Care home
- 44 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Polegate, East Sussex, South East
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
39 of 258
rated care homes in East Sussex are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
The Polegate Care Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in January 2023, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Bernhard Baron Care Home (Good, 0.4 miles away) and Prideaux Manor (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Queensmead Residential Home Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- G Bernhard Baron Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Prideaux Manor Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Hill View Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Oak Lodge Good, 0.4 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 6 January 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Debra McDonald
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- HC-One No.5 LimitedBrand: Welltower
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 13526345 (opens Companies House)
HC-One No.5 Limited runs 73 services in England, 6 of them in the South East. 58 are rated Good or Outstanding, 13 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 2 have no rating yet.
Other services run by HC-One No.5 Limited
- G Aberford Hall Good. Care home with nursing, Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
- G Admirals Reach Care Home Good. Care home with nursing, Essex, East of England
- G Appleton Lodge Good. Care home, Stockport, North West
- G Appleton Manor Good. Care home with nursing, Stockport, North West
Getting help from East Sussex County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at East Sussex County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 60 80 191, 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week (including bank holidays)
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: East Sussex County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does The Polegate Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists The Polegate Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does The Polegate Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 44 beds at The Polegate Care Home.
- When was The Polegate Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Polegate Care Home was published on 6 January 2023.
- Who runs The Polegate Care Home?
- The Polegate Care Home is run by HC-One No.5 Limited. It runs 73 services in England, 6 of them in the South East.
- What is The Polegate Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 6 January 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01323 485888
- Address
- Black Path, Polegate, BN26 5AP Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Bernhard Baron Care Home (Good, 0.4 miles away) and Prideaux Manor (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Queensmead Residential Home Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- G Bernhard Baron Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Prideaux Manor Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Hill View Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Oak Lodge Good, 0.4 miles away