Heathfield (Horsham) Limited

Residential care home in Horsham, West Sussex

CQC Good36 bedsResidentialRespite
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address88 Hurst Road, Horsham, RH12 2DX
Beds36

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About

Heathfield (Horsham) Limited is a care home in Horsham, West Sussex, with 36 registered beds for residential and respite care. It was founded in 1953 as an exempt charitable trust and opened at its Hurst Road house in 1956, and has been extended since. Volunteer trustees and a senior team oversee it.

Residents take breakfast in their rooms and lunch and supper in the communal dining room, where two qualified chefs prepare menus shaped by residents' preferences. Laundry is included at no extra cost, and chiropody and hairdressing are available on site. A walled garden, patio and summerhouse are available outdoors. The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall in 2023, and Good across all five key questions.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 16 February 2023 · Last inspected 31 January 2023

Inspectors found that people receive personalised care that reflects their assessed needs, with risks identified and managed and medicines handled safely by trained staff. Staff were described as caring, knowledgeable and respectful of people's preferences, and people and relatives gave positive feedback about the service. Management and quality-monitoring systems were reported as improved since the previous inspection, which rated the service requires improvement.

Strengths noted
  • Risks to people's safety are assessed and mitigated, and care plans reflect individual health needs
  • Staff are trained to give medicines and know how to recognise and report possible harm
  • Positive feedback from people and relatives about caring, thoughtful staff and approachable management
  • Improvements made to quality monitoring systems and accuracy of records

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Residential
Respite

Facilities

Activities programme
Café
Garden
Laundry service
Multiple lounges
Visitor parking

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
A&E: Princess Royal Hospital11.7 miles
  • Near a main road
  • Ambulance station about 350 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

Local crime statistics

304 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Anti-social behaviour30%
Violent crime30%
Shoplifting16%
Criminal damage & arson7%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Gallery

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Respite (short stay)Fees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what West Sussex pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£984
2025£1,033

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Local health safety net

Heathfield (Horsham) Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Princess Royal Hospital, 11.7 miles away. The local GP practice is COURTYARD HORSHAM, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Princess Royal Hospital · 11.7 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
COURTYARD HORSHAM · 0.4 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Horsham

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

The Phoenix Stroke Club

Club operating 4 days a week providing activities, exercises, therapy for people in the Horsham area who have suffered a Stroke or neuroligical condition.

0.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (278998)
Charity

Turners Hill Day Centre

The Association works under the name of The Circle Club and offers a weekly lunch club for elderly people.

3.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1041013)
Charity

Tapestry Day Club

Tapestry Day Club offers high quality, stimulating small group day support for people living with early-stage Dementia while providing valuable respite to their carers. We employ fully vetted and…

3.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1209048)
Charity

Billingshurst Community Transport Limited

Provider of voluntary transport scheme for the elderly, frail and disabled

5.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1101884)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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