SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
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?71%Good
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Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 28 good, 5 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 Dolphin Homes Limited, Brendon Lodge is a residential care home in Havant, Hampshire with 9 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Hampshire, where the median is 25 beds.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5. In Hampshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). It is one of 13 homes run by Dolphin Homes Limited. 13 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2025. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in April 2019. Ratings in Hampshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 5 standards out of 33 scored below good.
