Ponbay Lodge

Ponbay Lodge is a residential care home in Hastings, in the East Sussex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 66 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Crystal Care Collection, which operates 20 care homes in England. The home has been registered since August 2025.

Ponbay Lodge has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered service; the CQC usually inspects within its first year.

Ponbay Lodge charges £1,575 a week for care home fees, a figure published on the home's own website in August 2026. That comes to about £81,900 a year. It is about 39% 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 Ponbay Lodge include Tusker House, St Helens Down and Hastings Court. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.