SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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
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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?100%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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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?79%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 exceptional. 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. ?
Parley Place Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 7 other homes in Dorset.
94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, Parley Place Care Home is a residential care home in Ferndown, Dorset with 68 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Dorset are smaller: the median there is 31 beds.
175 of Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited’s 198 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 2.1 km away, Fernhill is rated Outstanding. In Dorset, 94% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. 100% of homes in Dorset also score 5.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2024, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Outstanding. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 6 were exceptional.
