A1 Care - Dorchester Branch
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2025
- Dorchester, Dorset, South West
Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
At a glance
No rating
No ratings have been published for this service yet.
98%
of rated home care services in Dorset are Good or Outstanding (91% across the South West, 88% across England).
A1 Care - Dorchester Branch: inspection record
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: GoodOaks Homecare – Dorchester and Weymouth (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Shauna Health Care Service Solutions Limited (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest home care services:
- G GoodOaks Homecare – Dorchester and Weymouth Good, 0.1 miles away
- – Calmliving Healthcare Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away
- G Shauna Health Care Service Solutions Limited Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Apex Prime Care - Dorchester Good, 0.2 miles away
- – Destiny healthcare Not yet rated, 0.3 miles away
Questions to ask the service
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
- Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Ami Hobday
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, People who misuse drugs and alcohol, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Work Experience Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 08244857 (opens Companies House)
Work Experience Limited runs 2 services, all in the South West. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Work Experience Limited
- G A1 Care Good. Home care, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Getting help from Dorset Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Dorset Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01305 221016, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Dorset Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does A1 Care - Dorchester Branch provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for A1 Care - Dorchester Branch.
- When was A1 Care - Dorchester Branch last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission has not published a rating for A1 Care - Dorchester Branch yet.
- Who runs A1 Care - Dorchester Branch?
- A1 Care - Dorchester Branch is run by Work Experience Limited. It runs 2 services, all in the South West.
- What is A1 Care - Dorchester Branch's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
Contact
- Phone
- 01305 595929
- Address
- 1 Longmoor Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3GN Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: GoodOaks Homecare – Dorchester and Weymouth (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Shauna Health Care Service Solutions Limited (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest home care services:
- G GoodOaks Homecare – Dorchester and Weymouth Good, 0.1 miles away
- – Calmliving Healthcare Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away
- G Shauna Health Care Service Solutions Limited Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Apex Prime Care - Dorchester Good, 0.2 miles away
- – Destiny healthcare Not yet rated, 0.3 miles away