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?71%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
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: 29 good, 4 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. ?
How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Muscliff Nursing 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%).
Run by Petunia PT1 Ltd, Muscliff Nursing Home is a nursing home in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with 41 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are smaller: the median there is 23 beds.
Its CQC rating, from March 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is down from Outstanding in February 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where the typical rating is about 2 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “planning for the future”, one of 4 standards out of 33 scored below good.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from December 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. It is one of 2 homes run by Petunia PT1 Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Queensmount Care Home (Outstanding), 2.3 km away.
