HF Trust Chestnuts

Chestnuts, Yapton Road, Barnham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 0AZ

01243212443

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

9 May 2023

Provider

HF Trust Limited

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodJun 2015
GoodJan 2018
Requires ImprovementJun 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2023.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by HF Trust Limited, which runs 26 care homes in England: 1 rated Outstanding, 20 Good and 5 Requires Improvement.

Average care home fees in the South East: £1,243 a week for residential care and £1,579 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About HF Trust Chestnuts

HF Trust Chestnuts is a residential care home in West Sussex, offering a warm and homely environment where residents can feel genuinely settled and supported. The team here takes pride in building real relationships with the people in their care, helping everyone feel comfortable and valued in their day-to-day lives. For families exploring care options in this part of the country, it can be reassuring to know there is a dedicated team working to make Chestnuts feel like a true home.

Chestnuts-Bognor Regis accommodates up to 6 people with learning disabilities and/or autism, with 5 residents at the time of inspection. The service operates from a large detached building set within its own gardens in a village location.

Source: CQC inspection report, 13 June 2023

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PO22 0AZ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 13 June 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 9 May 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 10 January 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 10 January 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read HF Trust Chestnuts's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting HF Trust Chestnuts, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit HF Trust Chestnuts, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund HF Trust Chestnuts's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees