SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
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: 32 good, 1 below 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. ?
Run by Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited, Blandford Grange Care Home is a nursing home in Blandford Forum, Dorset with 63 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Dorset has 31 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
13 of Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited’s 13 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 80 other homes in Dorset share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. 100% of homes in Dorset also score 5.
In October 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in June 2019, was the same. Ratings in Dorset are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.
