SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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?71%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
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?0%Good
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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?0%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?71%Good
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Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 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. ?
What the data says about Glencairn Residential Home
Glencairn Residential Home is one of 112 care homes in Dorset: a 23-bed residential care home in Dorchester, run by Gingerbread Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
Its CQC rating, from January 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2023. The typical rating in Dorset is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “consent to care and treatment”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset. Across Dorset, 94% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 2 homes run by Gingerbread Care Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
