Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The Piers

166 Columbia Road, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 4DT

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 9 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 January 2026 Rated 9 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2019GoodSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The Piers 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%).

  • Outstanding 8 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (5%)
  • Good 103 (80%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (3%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (4%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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The Piers at a glance

The Piers is one of 129 care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: a 3-bed residential care home in Bournemouth, run by Harbour Care (UK) Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and children. That is smaller than most homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where the typical home has 23 beds.

In January 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from October 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where the typical rating is about 2 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

It is one of 9 homes run by Harbour Care (UK) Limited. 9 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 102 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share its tier, “Good”.