Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Serenata Care Ltd Trading as Two Cedars

81 Dunyeats Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AF

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago ↓ Down from Good No registered manager New owner since February 2024

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 2 July 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • 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?64%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 below good
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 18 good, 15 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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. ?

The home changed owner in February 2024. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • October 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Serenata Care Ltd Trading as Two Cedars is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 4 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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What the data says about Serenata Care Ltd Trading as Two Cedars

Serenata Care Ltd Trading as Two Cedars is an independent 17-bed residential care home in Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people.

CQC last rated the home in July 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Before that, in April 2019, it was rated Good. Ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 15 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).

Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. The home changed owner in February 2024. Burwood Nursing Home, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.