SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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
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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?95%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
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: 29 good, 4 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Casterbridge Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 7 other homes in Dorset.
94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Casterbridge Lodge is a 35-bed nursing home in Dorchester, Dorset, run by Pebblestones Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Pebblestones Limited runs 4 care homes, and 3 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. 7 other homes in Dorset share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2026. 100% of homes in Dorset also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in July 2025, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in Dorset, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. 4 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
