SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
The Gables is an independent 8-bed residential care home in Ferndown, Dorset, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Dorset, where the typical home has 31 beds.
Its CQC rating, from January 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from June 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 26% of ratings in Dorset are as old (how rating age varies by council).
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset. Across Dorset, 94% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The nearest home with a higher rating is Amberwood House (Outstanding), 1.1 km away.
