Nursing home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Great Oaks

Poole Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9DP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago New owner since April 2024

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 July 2025 Rated 1 year 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 April 2024. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2023GoodSECRW previous owner
  • July 2022Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • May 2021GoodSECRW previous owner
  • March 2020Inspected, no new rating
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  • December 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • October 2018Requires improvementSECRW 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

Great Oaks 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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About Great Oaks

Great Oaks is one of 129 care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: a 80-bed nursing home in Bournemouth, run by Welford Healthcare South Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are smaller: the median there is 23 beds.

About 1.7 km away, Fernhill is rated Outstanding. 4 of Welford Healthcare South Ltd’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Welford Healthcare South Ltd has run the home since April 2024, when it changed owner. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

In July 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from August 2023. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.