Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Long Close Retirement Home

23 Forest Road, Branksome Park, Poole, BH13 6DQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 12 May 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2023GoodSECRW
  • January 2019GoodSECRW
  • June 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Long Close Retirement Home 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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  • Branksome Park Care Centre
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
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Long Close Retirement Home in brief

Long Close Retirement Home is one of 129 care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: a 17-bed residential care home in Poole, run by Mr Keith London-Webb. CQC registers it to look after older people.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole also score 5. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). About 0.2 km away, Canford Chase is rated Outstanding.

In May 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from August 2023. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.