Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
St Elmo Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 64 other homes in Hampshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St Elmo Care Home is a 23-bed residential care home in Ringwood, Hampshire. The home is its own registered provider. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
About 0.4 km away, Northfield House is rated Good. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5. In Hampshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
Its CQC rating, from April 2023, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. That is down from Good in September 2019.
