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?70%Good
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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?68%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
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: 30 good, 3 below good. 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
Talbot Woods Lodge 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%).
Run by Mr & Mrs J Colley, Talbot Woods Lodge is a residential care home in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with 15 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.
In September 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2024. The typical rating in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is about 2 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 102 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share its tier, “Good”.
