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Nursing home · Dorset

Amberwood House

418-424 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9AX

Outstanding SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Good No registered manager
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CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 21 June 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Outstanding
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Outstanding

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Dorset

Amberwood House is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 5 other homes in Dorset. 94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 6 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (7%)
  • Good 81 (72%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (5%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Fairlawn
    Ferndown, Dorset · BH22 9HB · Residential care home · 64 beds0.4 km
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago
  • Marchfield House
    Ferndown, Dorset · BH22 9AY · Residential care home · 28 beds0.4 km
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Church Road
    Ferndown, Dorset · BH22 9EU · Residential care home · 8 beds0.4 km
    Not yet rated SECRW
  • Kings Park Care Home
    Ferndown, Dorset · BH22 9EU · Residential care home · 68 beds0.4 km
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Clarence House
    Ferndown, Dorset · BH22 8JF · Residential care home · 29 beds0.6 km
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Ferndown Nursing Home
    Ferndown, Dorset · BH22 8JG · Nursing home · 29 beds0.6 km
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 2 months ago

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Other homes run by Colten Care (1693) Limited

3 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 1 Good.

  • Woodpeckers
    Brockenhurst, Hampshire · SO42 7RX · Nursing home · 41 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Avon Cliff
    Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH1 3PE · Nursing home · 52 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago

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Amberwood House at a glance

Amberwood House is one of 112 care homes in Dorset: a 55-bed nursing home in Ferndown, run by Colten Care (1693) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and younger adults. Most homes in Dorset are smaller: the median there is 31 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from June 2019, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective and well-led as well. For safe, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in July 2016, it was rated Good. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 26% of homes in Dorset. Here is how rating age varies by council.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset. Across Dorset, 94% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 3 homes run by Colten Care (1693) Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding.