Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 11 months ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 6 below good
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
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?68%Good
See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 below good
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 20 good, 13 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Wessex Lodge Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 64 other homes in Hampshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Wessex Lodge Nursing Home is one of 456 care homes in Hampshire: a 40-bed nursing home in Whitchurch, run by Hestia Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Hampshire, where the typical home has 25 beds.
64 other homes in Hampshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5. About 0.0 km away, Berehill House Care Home is rated Good. Hestia Care Limited runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2025, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in January 2021. The typical rating in Hampshire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 13 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).
