SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Belmore Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 29 other homes in Hampshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Belmore Lodge is one of 456 care homes in Hampshire: a 56-bed nursing home in Lymington, run by Colten Care (2003) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and younger adults. Most homes in Hampshire are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
29 other homes in Hampshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5. About 1.3 km away, Linden House is rated Outstanding. It is one of 3 homes run by Colten Care (2003) Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2018, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. Its rating before that, in April 2015, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 46% of ratings in Hampshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
