Summerley Care Home
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Residential homes
Staff warmth score
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Good to know
- Registered beds21
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia
- Last inspected2022-09-30
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The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
What comes through clearly is how welcome families feel when they visit. They talk about staff who take time to chat, who remember them, and who make sure they feel part of their loved one's daily life.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth72
- Compassion & dignity72
- Cleanliness70
- Activities & engagement65
- Food quality65
- Healthcare70
- Management & leadership74
- Resident happiness70
What inspectors found
Inspected 2022-09-30
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The inspection rated Effective as Good, suggesting the home meets the standard for care planning, staff training, healthcare access, and nutrition. For a home specialising in dementia, this domain covers whether care plans genuinely reflect who your parent is as a person, how regularly they are updated, and whether staff have meaningful dementia training rather than just completing a tick-box e-learning module. The available inspection text does not describe specific examples of care plan content, training records reviewed, or GP access arrangements. The Good rating is the starting point, but the detail behind it is not visible here.Is this home caring?
The inspection rated Caring as Good, covering staff warmth, compassion, dignity, and respect for independence. This is the domain that families weight most heavily in our review data, and it is the hardest to assess from a written report — it lives in the small moments of everyday interaction. The available inspection text does not include specific observations of staff-resident interactions, use of preferred names, or responses to distress. The Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied, but without direct quotes or specific examples it is not possible to describe what that looks like in practice at this home.Is the home responsive?
The inspection rated Responsive as Good, covering activities, individual engagement, and responsiveness to people's needs and preferences. For a 21-bed dementia specialist home, responsiveness means more than a weekly bingo session — it means whether your parent has things to do that connect to who they have always been, and whether staff notice and respond when they are bored, restless, or distressed. The available inspection text does not describe specific activities, individual engagement approaches, or examples of the home adapting its provision for a resident's changing needs.Is the home well-led?
The inspection rated Well-led as Good, and there is a named registered manager (Mr William Warden) and nominated individual (Mr Robert Neil Petrie) confirmed in post. This matters because leadership continuity is one of the strongest predictors of quality over time — homes that churn through managers tend to see standards fluctuate. The previous Requires Improvement rating has been addressed and the home has returned to Good across all domains, which suggests that whatever drove the decline has been identified and corrected. The available report text does not describe specific governance practices, staff culture, or examples of the home acting on feedback.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The home provides specialist care for people over 65, with particular experience in dementia support. For residents living with dementia, the focus seems to be on maintaining dignity and comfort throughout their stay. The team appears experienced in supporting both residents and their families through the progression of conditions like Alzheimer's. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Summerley Care Home has returned to a Good rating across all five domains following a previous Requires Improvement, which is an encouraging sign of improvement — but the inspection report available here contains limited specific observational detail, meaning we cannot verify the finer points that matter most to families.
Homes in South East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
What comes through clearly is how welcome families feel when they visit. They talk about staff who take time to chat, who remember them, and who make sure they feel part of their loved one's daily life.
What inspectors have recorded
During those hardest final days, families found the team kept them informed with honesty and kindness. They describe staff who balanced keeping residents comfortable while also supporting worried relatives — never leaving anyone to face things alone.
How it sits against good practice
If you'd like to visit Summerley and get a feel for the place yourself, they'll be happy to show you around.
Worth a visit
Summerley Care Home at 1 Southview Road, Bognor Regis is a small 21-bed residential home specialising in dementia and older adult care. The most recent official inspection, conducted in October 2024 and published in November 2024, rated the home Good across all five domains — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. This is a meaningful recovery from the Requires Improvement rating recorded at the previous inspection in September 2022, and the presence of a named registered manager and nominated individual suggests a degree of leadership stability. However, the inspection report text available for this analysis contains very limited specific observational detail — no direct resident or family quotes, no descriptions of staff interactions, and no specific examples of care practice have been provided. This means the Good ratings reflect an official judgement that the home meets the required standard, but as a family you cannot yet verify what that looks and feels like day to day. Before making a decision, visit at different times including mid-morning and after 5pm, ask specifically how many permanent staff are on the dementia unit overnight, ask to see the last month of actual activity records, and request to observe a mealtime. These visits will give you the evidence the inspection report alone cannot.
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In Their Own Words
How Summerley Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where families find compassion through life's final chapter
Summerley Care Home – Your Trusted residential home
When someone you love is living with dementia, knowing they'll be cared for with dignity right to the end matters deeply. Summerley Care Home in Bognor Regis specialises in supporting older adults, including those with dementia, through every stage of their journey. Families describe feeling genuinely included and supported here, especially during the most difficult times.
Who they care for
The home provides specialist care for people over 65, with particular experience in dementia support.
For residents living with dementia, the focus seems to be on maintaining dignity and comfort throughout their stay. The team appears experienced in supporting both residents and their families through the progression of conditions like Alzheimer's.
“If you'd like to visit Summerley and get a feel for the place yourself, they'll be happy to show you around.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Summerley Care Home has returned to a Good rating across all five domains following a previous Requires Improvement, which is an encouraging sign of improvement — but the inspection report available here contains limited specific observational detail, meaning we cannot verify the finer points that matter most to families.
Homes in South East typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
What comes through clearly is how welcome families feel when they visit. They talk about staff who take time to chat, who remember them, and who make sure they feel part of their loved one's daily life.
What inspectors have recorded
During those hardest final days, families found the team kept them informed with honesty and kindness. They describe staff who balanced keeping residents comfortable while also supporting worried relatives — never leaving anyone to face things alone.
How it sits against good practice
If you'd like to visit Summerley and get a feel for the place yourself, they'll be happy to show you around.
Worth a visit
Summerley Care Home at 1 Southview Road, Bognor Regis is a small 21-bed residential home specialising in dementia and older adult care. The most recent official inspection, conducted in October 2024 and published in November 2024, rated the home Good across all five domains — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. This is a meaningful recovery from the Requires Improvement rating recorded at the previous inspection in September 2022, and the presence of a named registered manager and nominated individual suggests a degree of leadership stability. However, the inspection report text available for this analysis contains very limited specific observational detail — no direct resident or family quotes, no descriptions of staff interactions, and no specific examples of care practice have been provided. This means the Good ratings reflect an official judgement that the home meets the required standard, but as a family you cannot yet verify what that looks and feels like day to day. Before making a decision, visit at different times including mid-morning and after 5pm, ask specifically how many permanent staff are on the dementia unit overnight, ask to see the last month of actual activity records, and request to observe a mealtime. These visits will give you the evidence the inspection report alone cannot.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how Summerley Care Home measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How Summerley Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where families find compassion through life's final chapter
Summerley Care Home – Your Trusted residential home
When someone you love is living with dementia, knowing they'll be cared for with dignity right to the end matters deeply. Summerley Care Home in Bognor Regis specialises in supporting older adults, including those with dementia, through every stage of their journey. Families describe feeling genuinely included and supported here, especially during the most difficult times.
Who they care for
The home provides specialist care for people over 65, with particular experience in dementia support.
For residents living with dementia, the focus seems to be on maintaining dignity and comfort throughout their stay. The team appears experienced in supporting both residents and their families through the progression of conditions like Alzheimer's.
Management & ethos
During those hardest final days, families found the team kept them informed with honesty and kindness. They describe staff who balanced keeping residents comfortable while also supporting worried relatives — never leaving anyone to face things alone.
“If you'd like to visit Summerley and get a feel for the place yourself, they'll be happy to show you around.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
