SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
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
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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
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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?68%Good
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
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
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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: 30 good, 3 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Gingerbread Care Limited runs Montrose Care Home, a residential care home in Dorchester, Dorset with room for 22 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.
80 other homes in Dorset share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 100% of homes in Dorset also score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. 2 of Gingerbread Care Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In February 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 August 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Dorset, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “equity in access” (some shortfalls).
