SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Aranlaw House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 102 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
96% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Aranlaw House Care Home is one of 129 care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: a 47-bed residential care home in Poole, run by Kanesbury Care Aranlaw House Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 23 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from October 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in February 2020, was Outstanding, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.
Canford Chase, 0.4 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
