Residential care home · Dorset

Bosworth Care Home

6 Southdown Avenue, Weymouth, DT3 6HR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 3 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2019GoodSECRW
  • March 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2017Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Dorset

Bosworth Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 80 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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Bosworth Care Home in brief

Bosworth Care Home is an independent 20-bed residential care home in Weymouth, Dorset, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Across Dorset, 94% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2026. That matches its previous rating, from February 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Dorset, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.