SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Dunkirk Memorial House is one of 194 care homes in Somerset: a 90-bed nursing home in Taunton, run by The Royal British Legion. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Somerset has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in August 2026. In Somerset, 94% of homes score 5. 8 other homes in Somerset share its tier, “Outstanding”. It is one of 6 homes run by The Royal British Legion. 5 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in January 2019. It was Outstanding for effective, responsive and well-led as well. For safe and caring, the rating was Good. It was also rated Outstanding at the inspection before, in June 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 31% of ratings in Somerset are as old (how rating age varies by council).
