SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
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?70%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Fairfield House is one of 112 care homes in Dorset: a 37-bed nursing home in Chickerell, run by Fairfield Care (West Dorset) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people detained under the Mental Health Act.
Its CQC rating, from July 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2019. Ratings in Dorset are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “responding to people's immediate needs” (some shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 80 other homes in Dorset share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset.
