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?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
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?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?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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. ?
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. ?
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. ?
Nazareth Lodge Limited runs The Evergreens Lodge, a residential care home in Sherborne, Dorset with room for 39 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
2 of Nazareth Lodge Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. The nearest home with a higher rating is Abbey View (Outstanding), 1.2 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. 100% of homes in Dorset also score 5. Across Dorset, 94% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
Its CQC rating, from July 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in December 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. The typical rating in Dorset is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (some shortfalls).
