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?Requires improvement
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. ?
The Queen Charlotte is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Dorset.
94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Queen Charlotte is one of 112 care homes in Dorset: a 60-bed nursing home in Weymouth, run by Althea Healthcare Properties Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. That is larger than most homes in Dorset, where the typical home has 31 beds.
CQC last rated the home in January 2020, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in October 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Dorset, 26% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
In Dorset, 94% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Dorset. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Althea Healthcare Properties Limited runs 5 care homes, and all 5 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
