Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Portelet House Care Home

22 Grand Avenue, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 3SY

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • 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 ?

  • October 2023Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2019GoodSECRW
  • August 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Portelet House Care 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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Other homes run by Portelet Care Limited

3 care homes in total: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Portelet Lodge Care Home
    Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH5 1HD · Residential care home · 23 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 months ago
  • Portelet Grange
    Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH6 3PA · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Portelet House Care Home at a glance

Portelet Care Limited runs Portelet House Care Home, a residential care home in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with room for 15 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs.

Its CQC rating, from October 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from February 2019. Ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

It is one of 3 homes run by Portelet Care Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).