SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
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. ?
Bymead House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Dorset.
94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent nursing home in Charmouth, Dorset, Bymead House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 30 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with a physical disability.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2023, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in June 2018, was the same.
Across Dorset, 94% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
