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?★Outstanding
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 Malthouse Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 7 other homes in Dorset.
94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Malthouse Care Home is one of 112 care homes in Dorset: a 34-bed residential care home in Gillingham, run by Healthcare Homes Group Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2022, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from November 2017.
In Dorset, 94% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2025. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset. Healthcare Homes Group Limited runs 29 care homes, and 25 of the 29 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
