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. ?
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. ?
Walc House is a 4-bed residential care home in Swanage, Dorset. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Dorset, where the median is 31 beds.
There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Dorset, 94% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
Its CQC rating, from November 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in May 2016, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Dorset, 26% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
