Care homes in Hengistbury Head
Every care home registered in Hengistbury Head, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.
Hengistbury Head is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the South West. See all care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Hengistbury Head has 17 care homes currently providing care, with 451 beds. 2 provide nursing care and 7 support people living with dementia. All of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 96% across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Best-rated care homes in Hengistbury Head
Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.
- O Outstanding Avon Reach Care home with nursingRated
- O Outstanding Aucklands Care Care home, also home careRated
- G Good Portelet House Care Home Care homeRated
- G Good The Elms Care homeRated
- G Good Nightingale Care homeRated
- G Good Southbourne Beach Care Home Care homeRated
- G Good Seabourne House Care Home Care homeRated
- G Good Wickmeads Care home with nursingRated
- G Good Acorn Lodge - Bournemouth Care homeRated
- G Good Highview Residential Home Care homeRated
All care homes in Hengistbury Head
Places are based on Ordnance Survey place names. A service is listed under the nearest named place in its council area.
18 care homes
- O Outstanding Aucklands Care Care home, also home care10 beds BH6 3ET Rated
- O Outstanding Avon Reach Care home with nursing60 beds BH23 4AH Rated
- G Good Acorn Lodge - Bournemouth Care home9 beds BH6 3SY Rated
- G Good Avondene Care Home Care home11 beds BH23 3LY Rated
- G Good Cambian Asperger Syndrome Services Limited - 14 Southwood Avenue Care home Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.7 beds BH6 3QA Rated
- G Good Cherry Tree Lodge Care home20 beds BH6 4LB Rated
- G Good Dalvey House Care home23 beds BH6 3DD Rated
- G Good Highview Residential Home Care home19 beds BH6 3AT Rated
- G Good Nightingale Care home12 beds BH6 3PX Rated
- G Good Portelet House Care Home Care home15 beds BH6 3SY Rated
- G Good Primrose Lodge Southbourne Care home30 beds BH6 4AD Rated
- G Good Redcroft Care home10 beds BH6 3BD Rated
- G Good Seabourne House Care Home Care home48 beds BH6 3NZ Rated
- G Good Southbourne Beach Care Home Care home104 beds BH6 3DS Rated
- G Good The Elms Care home4 beds BH6 3HU Rated
- G Good Wickmeads Care home with nursing50 beds BH6 4LG Rated
- – Not yet rated Portelet Grange Care home8 beds BH6 3PA No rating date
- – No overall rating St Anne's Care Home Care home, also home care18 beds BH6 3ES No rating date
No care homes match those filters.
How ratings have changed since 2015
Share rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, among services open today.
The share has stayed between 80% and 100% since 2015, and is 100% in 2026.
In 2015, 3 of the care homes open today had a rating. In 2026, 16 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.
| Year | Rated | Rated Good or Outstanding | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2016 | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 | 93% |
| 2018 | 15 | 12 | 80% |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | 94% |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 | 94% |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | 94% |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
Recent changes
In the last 12 months, 1 care home improved its rating. None dropped.
Improved (1)
- O Outstanding Avon Reach Up from Good to Outstanding
Who runs care homes here
Providers with two or more care homes in Hengistbury Head.
- Portelet Care Limited 2 homes, 1 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 not yet rated
Getting help from BCP Council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council)
The council's adult social care team is the place to start. They can assess the care you need and explain how it might be paid for.
- Care needs assessment
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone
- 01202 123 654
- Online
- Make a request online
- Carers
- Support for carers
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- How many care homes are there in Hengistbury Head?
- Hengistbury Head has 17 care homes currently providing care, with 451 beds. The full list also includes 1 registered service that is not providing care at the moment.
- How many care homes in Hengistbury Head are rated Outstanding?
- 2 are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission: Aucklands Care and Avon Reach.
- Which care homes in Hengistbury Head provide nursing care?
- 2 care homes provide nursing care in Hengistbury Head. Show only the care homes with nursing.
- How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Hengistbury Head?
- Hengistbury Head is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, so ask the adult social care team at BCP Council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council) for a care needs assessment. Start on the council's care needs assessment page. You can also phone 01202 123 654.
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Home care in Hengistbury Head
3 home care services are registered here too. See home care in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole