South West

Care homes in Dorset

Every CQC-registered care home in Dorset, grouped by rating tier. Within each tier homes are listed A–Z. An old rating is flagged but never counted against a home.

111care homes
3,991beds
94%rated Good or OutstandingEngland 83%
32nursing homes
33%ratings over 5 years old

Outstanding · 6

Rated Outstanding overall.

  • Abbey View
    Sherborne · DT9 4HG · Nursing home · 52 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago
  • Amberwood House
    Ferndown · BH22 9AX · Nursing home · 55 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Coneygar Lodge
    Bridport · DT6 3BA · Residential care home · 22 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Fernhill
    Ferndown · BH22 9AW · Nursing home · 58 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Harbour House
    Bridport · DT6 4EY · Residential care home · 35 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Nazareth Lodge
    Sturminster Newton · DT10 1DE · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago

Good, with Outstanding areas · 8

Good overall and Outstanding in at least one key question.

  • Casterbridge Lodge
    Dorchester · DT2 9LG · Nursing home · 35 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Castle View
    Dorchester · DT1 2NH · Nursing home · 57 beds
    Good S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Eastbury House
    Sherborne · DT9 3BZ · Residential care home · 23 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Newstone House
    Sturminster Newton · DT10 1BD · Nursing home · 62 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Parley Place Care Home
    Ferndown · BH22 8SL · Residential care home · 68 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Primrose Lodge Weymouth
    Weymouth · DT4 7LG · Residential care home · 38 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • The Malthouse Care Home
    Gillingham · SP8 4EW · Residential care home · 34 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Trinity Manor Care Home
    Sherborne · DT9 6EX · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

Good · 80

Good overall and in every key question.

  • Agincourt Care Home
    Weymouth · DT4 7LG · Residential care home · 31 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Anglebury Court
    Wareham · BH20 4HB · Residential care home · 32 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Anning House
    Weymouth · DT4 9QX · Nursing home · 70 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Blandford Grange Care Home
    Blandford Forum · DT11 7DE · Nursing home · 63 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Bosworth Care Home
    Weymouth · DT3 6HR · Residential care home · 20 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Broadwindsor House
    Beaminster · DT8 3PX · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Brook View
    Ferndown · BH22 0LQ · Nursing home · 56 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Buxton House
    Weymouth · DT4 0QJ · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Casterbridge Manor
    Dorchester · DT2 7AL · Nursing home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Castle Farm Care Home
    Poole · BH16 6BZ · Residential care home · 22 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Castleman House
    Blandford Forum · DT11 7HS · Residential care home · 48 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Cheriton Care Home
    Dorchester · DT1 2EN · Residential care home · 71 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Chestnut Lodge
    Ferndown · BH22 0EN · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Chestnuts Residential Care Home (Weymouth)
    Weymouth · DT4 9QS · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Clarence House
    Ferndown · BH22 8JF · Residential care home · 29 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Clifftop Care Home
    Swanage · BH19 1LS · Residential care home · 32 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Crecy Care Home
    Weymouth · DT3 5EP · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Culliford House
    Dorchester · DT1 1ET · Residential care home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Danmor Lodge Limited
    Weymouth · DT4 7QH · Residential care home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Denewood House Care Home
    Ferndown · BH22 0LX · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service
    Dorchester · DT1 1PW · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Encompass Care Specialist Mental Health Services Elsadene
    Weymouth · DT4 0RX · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Fairfield House
    Chickerell · DT3 4AJ · Nursing home · 37 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Fairlawn
    Ferndown · BH22 9HB · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Fern Brook Lodge
    Gillingham · SP8 4QD · Nursing home · 75 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Ferndown Manor
    Ferndown · BH22 8DA · Nursing home · 75 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Fernside
    Ferndown · BH22 8AP · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Five Gables Care Home
    Ferndown · BH22 0JF · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Forest Hill House Nursing Home
    Wimborne · BH21 3RT · Nursing home · 36 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Foxes Moon Residential Home
    Ringwood · BH24 2NY · Residential care home · 31 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Gainsborough Care Home
    Swanage · BH19 1LQ · Residential care home · 48 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Garden House
    Sherborne · DT9 4HN · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Glencairn Residential Home
    Dorchester · DT1 1RU · Residential care home · 23 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Heathcote Care Home
    Swanage · BH19 1JJ · Residential care home · 17 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Highgrove Care Home
    Wimborne · BH21 7NF · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Holmwood Rest Home
    Ferndown · BH22 8PR · Residential care home · 16 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Ivers
    Sturminster Newton · DT10 1JU · Residential care home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Kings Park Care Home
    Ferndown · BH22 9EU · Residential care home · 68 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Kingsley Court
    Weymouth · DT4 7JU · Residential care home · 19 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Larks Leas
    Blandford Forum · DT11 7DE · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Legh House
    Weymouth · DT4 9QB · Residential care home · 19 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Maiden Castle House
    Dorchester · DT1 2NJ · Residential care home · 66 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Marchfield House
    Ferndown · BH22 9AY · Residential care home · 28 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Mile Oak Rest Home
    Wimborne · BH21 2EW · Residential care home · 20 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Millbrook House
    Blandford Forum · DT11 8EY · Residential care home · 33 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Montrose Care Home
    Dorchester · DT1 1PW · Residential care home · 22 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • Moors Manor Care Home
    Ringwood · BH24 2DW · Nursing home · 66 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Park House
    Dorchester · DT2 9JN · Residential care home · 20 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Pine Martin Grange
    Wareham · BH20 7AJ · Nursing home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Pogles Wood
    Wimborne · BH21 7AU · Residential care home · 1 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Rawleigh House
    Sherborne · DT9 3AJ · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Rodlands Care Home
    Weymouth · DT3 5HE · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Selwood House Care Home
    Dorchester · DT2 9FN · Residential care home · 85 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Shire House Care Home
    Lyme Regis · DT7 3ES · Residential care home · 22 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Signature House
    Dorchester · DT1 1GR · Nursing home · 48 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Somerleigh Court
    Dorchester · DT1 1AQ · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Spetisbury Manor
    Blandford Forum · DT11 9EB · Residential care home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • St Denis Lodge Residential Home
    Shaftesbury · SP7 8BS · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • St James' Park Care Home
    Bridport · DT6 3EU · Nursing home · 31 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • St. Ives Country House Care
    Ringwood · BH24 2EE · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Streets Meadow
    Wimborne · BH21 1AS · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Summerhill Residential Care Home
    Ferndown · BH22 0ER · Residential care home · 15 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Cedars Nursing Home
    Shaftesbury · SP7 8DF · Nursing home · 32 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Evergreens Lodge
    Sherborne · DT9 3QZ · Residential care home · 39 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • The Gables
    Ferndown · BH22 9SA · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Hayes
    Sherborne · DT9 3ED · Residential care home · 50 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Hyde Care Home
    Bridport · DT6 4LB · Residential care home · 28 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The Lawns
    Weymouth · DT4 7QU · Residential care home · 41 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • The Mellowes Care Home
    Gillingham · SP8 4RE · Nursing home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • The Old Rectory
    Sturminster Newton · DT10 2LL · Residential care home · 25 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • The Old Vicarage Care Home
    Sherborne · DT9 6HL · Residential care home · 41 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Two Wells
    Cranborne · BH21 5PU · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Upton Manor
    Poole · BH16 5NJ · Nursing home · 67 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Verwood House Care Home
    Verwood · BH31 7AH · Nursing home · 42 beds
    Good S: GoodE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Walc House
    Swanage · BH19 1HD · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Waterloo Care Home
    Wimborne · BH21 6RD · Residential care home · 36 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Weymouth - Weymouth Care Home
    Weymouth · DT4 7QF · Nursing home · 36 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Weymouth Manor
    Weymouth · DT4 0TX · Nursing home · 66 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Whitecliffe House
    Blandford Forum · DT11 7BQ · Nursing home · 31 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Wolfeton Manor
    Dorchester · DT2 9QL · Residential care home · 31 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

Good, with an area to improve · 5

Good overall but Requires improvement or Inadequate in at least one key question.

  • Abbey Rose
    Ringwood · BH24 2QG · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated this month
  • Bymead House
    Charmouth · DT6 6BS · Nursing home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Grove Lodge
    Dorchester · DT2 9NW · Residential care home · 22 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 10 months ago
  • Mulberry Court
    Gillingham · SP8 4RE · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • The Queen Charlotte
    Weymouth · DT3 4DQ · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago

Requires improvement · 6

Rated Requires improvement overall.

  • Fairfield House Residential Care Home
    Lyme Regis · DT7 3HH · Residential care home · 36 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Ferndown Nursing Home
    Ferndown · BH22 8JG · Nursing home · 29 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 month ago
  • Friary House
    Weymouth · DT4 7PY · Residential care home · 16 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 month ago
  • Ingleside Residential Care Home
    Weymouth · DT3 5LG · Residential care home · 17 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Oakdene Nursing Home
    Wimborne · BH21 6RB · Nursing home · 71 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Trafalgar Care Home
    Weymouth · DT4 7LF · Residential care home · 29 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago

Not yet rated · 6

Newly registered, or CQC has not yet published a rating.

  • Castleman Plus
    Blandford Forum · DT11 7HX · Residential care home · 16 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Church Road
    Ferndown · BH22 9EU · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Dragonfly Care Home
    Swanage · BH19 3HB · Residential care home · 29 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Heathland House
    Ferndown · BH22 9LZ · Residential care home · 73 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Hyacinth House Care Home
    Wimborne · BH21 2DJ · Residential care home · 32 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Wimborne Manor
    Wimborne · BH21 2GA · Nursing home · 67 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated