Residential care home · Dorset

Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service

Encombe, 5 Prince Of Wales Road, Dorchester, DT1 1PW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 30 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • 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?80%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
  • 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?79%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 exceptional
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
    • Shared direction and cultureExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2018GoodSECRW
  • March 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Dorset

Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service is in the Good tier ?, with 80 other homes in Dorset. 94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 6 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (7%)
  • Good 81 (72%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (5%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Montrose Care Home
    Dorchester, Dorset · DT1 1PW · Residential care home · 22 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 months ago
  • Grassington House
    Dorchester, Dorset · DT1 1PP · Residential care home · 13 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Signature House
    Dorchester, Dorset · DT1 1GR · Nursing home · 48 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Culliford House
    Dorchester, Dorset · DT1 1ET · Residential care home · 25 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Somerleigh Court
    Dorchester, Dorset · DT1 1AQ · Nursing home · 40 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month
  • Glencairn Residential Home
    Dorchester, Dorset · DT1 1RU · Residential care home · 23 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago

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Other homes run by Encompass Care Organisation UK

3 care homes in total: 3 Good.

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About Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service

Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service is a 8-bed residential care home in Dorchester, Dorset, run by Encompass Care Organisation UK. Its CQC registration covers older people, 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. That is smaller than most homes in Dorset, where the typical home has 31 beds.

80 other homes in Dorset share its tier, “Good”. 3 of Encompass Care Organisation UK’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In October 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from June 2018. The typical rating in Dorset is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 2 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.