Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Fair Haven

23 Knyveton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3QQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago New owner since July 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 20 July 2026 Rated 3 months 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    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?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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

The home changed owner in July 2025. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • September 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • March 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

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

Fair Haven 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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What the data says about Fair Haven

Run by Christadelphian Care Homes, Fair Haven is a residential care home in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with 30 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

In July 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in September 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where the typical rating is about 2 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

5 of Christadelphian Care Homes’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in July 2025.