SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
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?75%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?71%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
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?68%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 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. ?
Marlfield Care Home With Nursing is in the Good tier ?, with 264 other homes in Hampshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Marlfield Care Home With Nursing
Marlfield Care Home With Nursing is a 74-bed nursing home in Alton, Hampshire, run by Hampshire County Council. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Hampshire has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In August 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2018. The typical rating in Hampshire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “consent to care and treatment”, one of 7 standards out of 33 scored below good.
19 of Hampshire County Council’s 19 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Jasmine House, 0.8 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. In Hampshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2026. That is true of 84% of homes in Hampshire.
