Residential care home · Dorset

Ingleside Residential Care Home

648 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5LG

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 8 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 4 February 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?44%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 7 below good
    • Equity in accessSome shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 9 good, 24 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • May 2018GoodSECRW
  • March 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Dorset

Ingleside 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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Care homes nearby

  • Crecy Care Home
    Weymouth, Dorset · DT3 5EP · Residential care home · 40 beds2.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Rodlands Care Home
    Weymouth, Dorset · DT3 5HE · Residential care home · 21 beds3.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Bosworth Care Home
    Weymouth, Dorset · DT3 6HR · Residential care home · 20 beds3.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Agincourt Care Home
    Weymouth, Dorset · DT4 7LG · Residential care home · 31 beds3.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Primrose Lodge Weymouth
    Weymouth, Dorset · DT4 7LG · Residential care home · 38 beds3.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Trafalgar Care Home
    Weymouth, Dorset · DT4 7LF · Residential care home · 29 beds3.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago

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What the data says about Ingleside Residential Care Home

Christopher James Webb runs Ingleside Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Weymouth, Dorset with room for 17 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Dorset has 31 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In February 2026, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in May 2018, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Dorset are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 24 fell below good. The lowest was “consent to care and treatment” (significant shortfalls).

The nearest home with a higher rating is Crecy Care Home (Good), 2.9 km away. 5 other homes in Dorset share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2024. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset.