Nursing home · Hampshire

Cams Ridge Care Home

7 Charlemont Drive, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 8RT

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 10 months ago New owner since December 2023

CQC rating

Good
Published 30 December 2025 Rated 10 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

The home changed owner in December 2023. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • June 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • March 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2016InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • May 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

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 Hampshire

Cams Ridge Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 264 other homes in Hampshire. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 25 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 30 (7%)
  • Good 265 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 52 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 65 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 19 (4%)

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Cams Ridge Care Home in brief

Run by RMD Cams Limited, Cams Ridge Care Home is a nursing home in Fareham, Hampshire with 50 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Hampshire has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. RMD Cams Limited has run the home since December 2023, when it changed owner. Across Hampshire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5.

Its CQC rating, from December 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from June 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Hampshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “safe environments”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.