Care homes in Dorset
Every care home registered in Dorset, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.
Dorset has 112 care homes currently providing care, with 4,005 beds. 32 provide nursing care and 76 support people living with dementia. 94% of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 89% across the South West and 83% across England.
Best-rated care homes in Dorset
Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.
- O Outstanding Abbey View Care home with nursingRated
- O Outstanding Fernhill Care home with nursingRated
- O Outstanding Amberwood House Care home with nursingRated
- O Outstanding Harbour House Care homeRated
- O Outstanding Coneygar Lodge Care homeRated
- O Outstanding Nazareth Lodge Care homeRated
- G Good Denewood House Care Home Care homeRated
- G Good Larks Leas Care homeRated
- G Good Kingsley Court Care homeRated
- G Good Bosworth Care Home Care homeRated
All care homes in Dorset
112 care homes
- O Outstanding Abbey View Care home with nursing52 beds DT9 4HG Rated
- O Outstanding Amberwood House Care home with nursing55 beds BH22 9AX Rated
- O Outstanding Coneygar Lodge Care home22 beds DT6 3BA Rated
- O Outstanding Fernhill Care home with nursing58 beds BH22 9AW Rated
- O Outstanding Harbour House Care home35 beds DT6 4EY Rated
- O Outstanding Nazareth Lodge Care home24 beds DT10 1DE Rated
- G Good Abbey Rose Care home24 beds BH24 2QG Rated
- G Good Agincourt Care Home Care home31 beds DT4 7LG Rated
- G Good Anglebury Court Care home32 beds BH20 4HB Rated
- G Good Anning House Care home with nursing70 beds DT4 9QX Rated
- G Good Blandford Grange Care Home Care home with nursing63 beds DT11 7DE Rated
- G Good Bosworth Care Home Care home20 beds DT3 6HR Rated
- G Good Broadwindsor House Care home24 beds DT8 3PX Rated
- G Good Brook View Care home with nursing56 beds BH22 0LQ Rated
- G Good Buxton House Care home64 beds DT4 0QJ Rated
- G Good Bymead House Care home with nursing30 beds DT6 6BS Rated
- G Good Casterbridge Lodge Care home with nursing35 beds DT2 9LG Rated
- G Good Casterbridge Manor Care home with nursing64 beds DT2 7AL Rated
- G Good Castle Farm Care Home Care home22 beds BH16 6BZ Rated
- G Good Castle View Care home with nursing57 beds DT1 2NH Rated
- G Good Castleman House Care home48 beds DT11 7HS Rated
- G Good Cheriton Care Home Care home71 beds DT1 2EN Rated
- G Good Chestnut Lodge Care home12 beds BH22 0EN Rated
- G Good 13 beds DT4 9QS Rated
- G Good Clarence House Care home29 beds BH22 8JF Rated
- G Good Clifftop Care Home Care home32 beds BH19 1LS Rated
- G Good Crecy Care Home Care home40 beds DT3 5EP Rated
- G Good Culliford House Care home25 beds DT1 1ET Rated
- G Good Danmor Lodge Limited Care home25 beds DT4 7QH Rated
- G Good Denewood House Care Home Care home21 beds BH22 0LX Rated
- G Good Eastbury House Care home23 beds DT9 3BZ Rated
- G Good 13 beds DT4 0RX Rated
- G Good Fairfield House Care home with nursing37 beds DT3 4AJ Rated
- G Good Fairlawn Care home64 beds BH22 9HB Rated
- G Good Fern Brook Lodge Care home with nursing75 beds SP8 4QD Rated
- G Good Fernside Care home4 beds BH22 8AP Rated
- G Good Five Gables Care Home Care home13 beds BH22 0JF Rated
- G Good Forest Hill House Nursing Home Care home with nursing36 beds BH21 3RT Rated
- G Good Foxes Moon Residential Home Care home31 beds BH24 2NY Rated
- G Good Gainsborough Care Home Care home48 beds BH19 1LQ Rated
- G Good Garden House Care home14 beds DT9 4HN Rated
- G Good Glencairn Residential Home Care home23 beds DT1 1RU Rated
- G Good Grassington House Care home13 beds DT1 1PP Rated
- G Good Grove Lodge Care home22 beds DT2 9NW Rated
- G Good Heathcote Care Home Care home17 beds BH19 1JJ Rated
- G Good Highgrove Care Home Care home21 beds BH21 7NF Rated
- G Good Holmwood Rest Home Care home16 beds BH22 8PR Rated
- G Good Ivers Care home25 beds DT10 1JU Rated
- G Good Kingsley Court Care home19 beds DT4 7JU Rated
- G Good Larks Leas Care home24 beds DT11 7DE Rated
- G Good Legh House Care home19 beds DT4 9QB Rated
- G Good Maiden Castle House Care home66 beds DT1 2NJ Rated
- G Good Marchfield House Care home28 beds BH22 9AY Rated
- G Good Mile Oak Rest Home Care home20 beds BH21 2EW Rated
- G Good Millbrook House Care home33 beds DT11 8EY Rated
- G Good Montrose Care Home Care home22 beds DT1 1PW Rated
- G Good Mulberry Court Care home12 beds SP8 4RE Rated
- G Good Newstone House Care home with nursing62 beds DT10 1BD Rated
- G Good Park House Care home20 beds DT2 9JN Rated
- G Good Pine Martin Grange Care home with nursing64 beds BH20 7AJ Rated
- G Good Pogles Wood Care home1 beds BH21 7AU Rated
- G Good Primrose Lodge Weymouth Care home38 beds DT4 7LG Rated
- G Good Rawleigh House Care home7 beds DT9 3AJ Rated
- G Good Rodlands Care Home Care home21 beds DT3 5HE Rated
- G Good Selwood House Care Home Care home85 beds DT2 9FN Rated
- G Good Shire House Care Home Care home22 beds DT7 3ES Rated
- G Good Signature House Care home with nursing48 beds DT1 1GR Rated
- G Good Spetisbury Manor Care home25 beds DT11 9EB Rated
- G Good St Denis Lodge Residential Home Care home21 beds SP7 8BS Rated
- G Good St James' Park Care Home Care home with nursing31 beds DT6 3EU Rated
- G Good St. Ives Country House Care Care home with nursing60 beds BH24 2EE Rated
- G Good Streets Meadow Care home60 beds BH21 1AS Rated
- G Good Summerhill Residential Care Home Care home15 beds BH22 0ER Rated
- G Good The Cedars Nursing Home Care home with nursing32 beds SP7 8DF Rated
- G Good The Evergreens Lodge Care home39 beds DT9 3QZ Rated
- G Good The Gables Care home8 beds BH22 9SA Rated
- G Good The Hayes Care home50 beds DT9 3ED Rated
- G Good The Hyde Care Home Care home28 beds DT6 4LB Rated
- G Good The Lawns Care home41 beds DT4 7QU Rated
- G Good The Malthouse Care Home Care home34 beds SP8 4EW Rated
- G Good The Mellowes Care Home Care home with nursing46 beds SP8 4RE Rated
- G Good The Old Rectory Care home25 beds DT10 2LL Rated
- G Good The Old Vicarage Care Home Care home41 beds DT9 6HL Rated
- G Good The Queen Charlotte Care home with nursing60 beds DT3 4DQ Rated
- G Good Two Wells Care home4 beds BH21 5PU Rated
- G Good Upton Manor Care home with nursing67 beds BH16 5NJ Rated
- G Good Verwood House Care Home Care home with nursing42 beds BH31 7AH Rated
- G Good Walc House Care home4 beds BH19 1HD Rated
- G Good Waterloo Care Home Care home36 beds BH21 6RD Rated
- G Good Weymouth - Weymouth Care Home Care home with nursing36 beds DT4 7QF Rated
- G Good Weymouth Manor Care home with nursing66 beds DT4 0TX Rated
- G Good Whitecliffe House Care home with nursing31 beds DT11 7BQ Rated
- G Good Wolfeton Manor Care home31 beds DT2 9QL Rated
- RI Requires improvement Fairfield House Residential Care Home Care home36 beds DT7 3HH Rated
- RI Requires improvement Ferndown Nursing Home Care home with nursing29 beds BH22 8JG Rated
- RI Requires improvement Friary House Care home16 beds DT4 7PY Rated
- RI Requires improvement Ingleside Residential Care Home Care home17 beds DT3 5LG Rated
- RI Requires improvement Oakdene Nursing Home Care home with nursing71 beds BH21 6RB Rated
- RI Requires improvement Trafalgar Care Home Care home29 beds DT4 7LF Rated
- – Not yet rated Castleman Plus Care home16 beds DT11 7HX No rating date
- – Not yet rated Church Road Care home8 beds BH22 9EU No rating date
- – Not yet rated Dragonfly Care Home Care home29 beds BH19 3HB No rating date
- – No overall rating Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service Care home, also home care8 beds DT1 1PW No rating date
- – Not yet rated 75 beds BH22 8DA No rating date
- – Not yet rated Heathland House Care home73 beds BH22 9LZ No rating date
- – Not yet rated Hyacinth House Care Home Care home32 beds BH21 2DJ No rating date
- – Not yet rated 68 beds BH22 9EU No rating date
- – Not yet rated 66 beds BH24 2DW No rating date
- – Not yet rated 68 beds BH22 8SL No rating date
- – No overall rating Somerleigh Court Care home with nursing, also home care40 beds DT1 1AQ No rating date
- – Not yet rated 64 beds DT9 6EX No rating date
- – Not yet rated Wimborne Manor Care home with nursing67 beds BH21 2GA 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 rose from 50% in 2015 to 94% in 2026.
In 2015, 16 of the care homes open today had a rating. In 2026, 106 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.
| Year | Rated | Rated Good or Outstanding | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | 8 | 50% |
| 2016 | 69 | 55 | 80% |
| 2017 | 81 | 70 | 86% |
| 2018 | 91 | 83 | 91% |
| 2019 | 94 | 84 | 89% |
| 2020 | 96 | 87 | 91% |
| 2021 | 98 | 90 | 92% |
| 2022 | 99 | 91 | 92% |
| 2023 | 103 | 94 | 91% |
| 2024 | 104 | 97 | 93% |
| 2025 | 105 | 102 | 97% |
| 2026 | 106 | 100 | 94% |
Recent changes
In the last 12 months, 2 care homes improved their rating and 3 dropped.
Improved (2)
- RI Requires improvement Friary House Up from Inadequate to Requires improvement
- G Good Grove Lodge Up from Requires improvement to Good
Dropped (3)
- RI Requires improvement Ferndown Nursing Home Down from Good to Requires improvement
- RI Requires improvement Ingleside Residential Care Home Down from Good to Requires improvement
- RI Requires improvement Trafalgar Care Home Down from Good to Requires improvement
Who runs care homes here
Providers with two or more care homes in Dorset.
- Care Dorset Limited 6 homes, 5 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 not yet rated
- Care South 5 homes, 5 rated Good or Outstanding
- Scarborough Hall Limited 5 homes, none rated yet
- Colten Care (1993) Limited 4 homes, 4 rated Good or Outstanding
- Encompass Care Organisation UK 3 homes, 2 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 not yet rated
Getting help from Dorset 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.
- Adult social care
- Adult social care at Dorset Council
- Care needs assessment
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone
- 01305 221016
- 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 Dorset?
- Dorset has 112 care homes currently providing care, with 4,005 beds.
- How many care homes in Dorset are rated Outstanding?
- 6 are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. Show only the Outstanding ones.
- Which care homes in Dorset provide nursing care?
- 32 care homes provide nursing care in Dorset. Show only the care homes with nursing.
- How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Dorset?
- Ask the adult social care team at Dorset Council for a care needs assessment. Start on the council's care needs assessment page. You can also phone 01305 221016.
Places in Dorset
Figures show the number of care homes in each place.
Nearby areas
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole130 care homes
- Somerset195 care homes
- Southampton50 care homes
- Wiltshire157 care homes
- Bath and North East Somerset52 care homes
- Isle of Wight60 care homes
Home care in Dorset
87 home care services are registered here too. See home care in Dorset