Nursing home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Chalgrove Care and Nursing Home

5-7 Westminster Road East, Branksome Park, Poole, BH13 6JF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 April 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    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?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2018GoodSECRW
  • July 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2017Requires improvementSECRW

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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Chalgrove Care and Nursing Home 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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Chalgrove Care and Nursing Home at a glance

Run by Chalgrove Care Home Limited, Chalgrove Care and Nursing Home is a nursing home in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with 60 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are smaller: the median there is 23 beds.

Its CQC rating, from April 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in September 2022. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).

Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. About 0.6 km away, Canford Chase is rated Outstanding.