Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

St Bridgets Care Centre

14 East Avenue, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, BH3 7BY

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 7 November 2024 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • 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?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • 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?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: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2019GoodSECRW
  • October 2016GoodSECRW
  • June 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

St Bridgets Care Centre 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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About St Bridgets Care Centre

Mr Anthony Howell runs St Bridgets Care Centre, a residential care home in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with room for 12 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 23 beds, so this one is on the small side.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole also score 5. 102 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share its tier, “Good”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In November 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in September 2022. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.