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. ?
How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
St Cecilia is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 6 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
96% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St Cecilia is an independent 15-bed residential care home in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2025, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from July 2021. The typical rating in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is about 2 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards: 6 exceptional and the rest good.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 6 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. The nearest home with a higher rating is Canford Chase (Outstanding), 1.0 km away.
