The Polegate Care Home

The Polegate Care Home is a nursing home in Polegate, in the East Sussex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 44 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people and younger adults. It is run by Welltower, which operates 562 care homes in England. The home has been registered since January 2017.

At its latest inspection, published January 2023, the CQC rated The Polegate Care Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.

The Polegate Care Home charges from £1,446 a week for care home fees, a figure published on the home's own website in August 2026. That comes to about £75,192 a year. It is about 28% above the typical residential fee in East Sussex of £1,131 a week.

There are 297 registered care homes in East Sussex. The nearest to The Polegate Care Home include Bernhard Baron Care Home, Prideaux Manor and Hill View, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.