Residential care home · Dorset

Fairfield House Residential Care Home

Fairfield House, Charmouth Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3HH

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago

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CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 5 October 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

May 2023Requires improvementSECRW
March 2022Requires improvementSECRW
March 2018GoodSECRW
December 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Dorset

Fairfield House Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 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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Pinhay House
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What the data says about Fairfield House Residential Care Home

Run by Fairfield House Healthcare Limited, Fairfield House Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Lyme Regis, Dorset with 36 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC's latest rating, from October 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in May 2023.

Shire House Care Home, 1.4 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 5 other homes in Dorset share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset.