Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Castle Dene

Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DB

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 November 2024 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • 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?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?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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Castle Dene is in the Good tier ?, with 102 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 96% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 8 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (5%)
  • Good 103 (80%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (3%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (4%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Cambian Asperger Syndrome Services Limited - 18 Kings Park Road
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  • Queensmount Care Home
    Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH8 9DA · Nursing home · 49 beds2.1 km
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago
  • James Burns House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Wallfield
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Care South

14 care homes in total: 14 Good.

  • Kenwith Castle Country House Care
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Alexandra House
    Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH14 9EW · Residential care home · 58 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Buxton House
    Weymouth, Dorset · DT4 0QJ · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Dorset House
    Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH15 4HL · Residential care home · 52 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Elizabeth House
    Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH12 4PX · Residential care home · 43 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Fairlawn
    Ferndown, Dorset · BH22 9HB · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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Castle Dene in brief

Castle Dene is one of 129 care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: a 50-bed residential care home in Bournemouth, run by Care South. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are smaller: the median there is 23 beds.

Queensmount Care Home, 2.1 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. It is one of 14 homes run by Care South. 14 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 102 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share its tier, “Good”.

Its CQC rating, from November 2024, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.