Rated Care Homes

Home care in Dorset

Every home care service registered in Dorset, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.

Ratings updated 2 November 2026. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.

Dorset has 83 home care services currently providing care. 66 support people living with dementia. 98% of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 91% across the South West and 88% across England.

Best-rated home care in Dorset

Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.

  1. O Outstanding
    Dimensions Dorset West Domiciliary Care Office Home care
    Rated
  2. O Outstanding
    iDirect - West Dorset Home care
    Rated
  3. O Outstanding
    Better Care at Home Home care
    Rated
  4. G Good
    Wisteria Care Home care
    Rated
  5. G Good
    Your Life (Ferndown) Home care
    Rated
  6. G Good
    Yourlife (Wimborne) Home care
    Rated
  7. G Good
    Bramley Homecare Ltd Home care
    Rated
  8. G Good
    Everycare (Wessex) Limited Home care
    Rated
  9. G Good
    Bridgewater Care Home care
    Rated
  10. G Good
    Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Beaminster Home care
    Rated

All home care services in Dorset

87 home care services

  1. O Outstanding
    Better Care at Home Home care
    DT1 1HY Rated
  2. O Outstanding
    Dimensions Dorset West Domiciliary Care Office Home care
    DT4 9DN Rated
  3. O Outstanding
    iDirect - West Dorset Home care
    DT1 3JU Rated
  4. G Good
    AA-I-Care - 35 Southwell Home care
    DT5 2DP Rated
  5. G Good
    Abbots Care Limited (East Dorset branch) Home care
    BH21 7UH Rated
  6. G Good
    Agincare Live-in Care (South West) Home care
    DT5 1FA Rated
  7. G Good
    Agincare UK Bridport Home care
    DT6 3JP Rated
  8. G Good
    Agincare UK Ferndown Home care
    BH21 7UH Rated
  9. G Good
    Agincare UK Weymouth Home care
    DT5 1FA Rated
  10. G Good
    Alina Homecare - Dorchester Home care
    DT1 3SQ Rated
  11. G Good
    All About Care (South West) Limited Home care
    DT1 3AZ Rated
  12. G Good
    Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Beaminster Home care
    DT8 3AX Rated
  13. G Good
    Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Wareham Home care
    BH20 4LT Rated
  14. G Good
    Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited West Moors Home care
    BH22 0LE Rated
  15. G Good
    Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Weymouth Home care
    DT4 7PY Rated
  16. G Good
    Angel Carers (UK) Limited Home care
    DT6 3NR Rated
  17. G Good
    Angel Holistic Care Limited Home care
    SP7 9QJ Rated
  18. G Good
    Apex Prime Care - Dorchester Home care
    DT1 3AE Rated
  19. G Good
    Ashbee Home Care Ltd Home care
    DT4 0SY Rated
  20. G Good
    Avo Care Limited Home care
    BH16 5QU Rated
  21. G Good
    Bloomfield Care Limited Home care
    BH20 7LS Rated
  22. G Good
    Bluebird Care Ferndown Home care
    BH22 9AT Rated
  23. G Good
    Bluebird Care West Dorset Home care
    DT4 9DN Rated
  24. G Good
    Bramley Homecare Ltd Home care
    SP7 9QJ Rated
  25. G Good
    Bridgewater Care Home care
    BH22 9EN Rated
  26. G Good
    Care Purbeck Home care
    BH19 1AR Rated
  27. G Good
    Caremark (Weymouth & West Dorset) Home care
    DT4 7BS Rated
  28. G Good
    Casterbridge Homecare Home care
    DT5 2NA Rated
  29. G Good
    Daley Home Care Home care
    DT6 5HZ Rated
  30. G Good
    Domiciliary Care Dorset Home care
    SP5 5PA Rated
  31. G Good
    Dorset office Home care
    BH21 7RU Rated
  32. G Good
    Employ My Ability (EMA) Home care
    DT1 1DH Rated
  33. G Good
    Everycare (Wessex) Limited Home care
    DT1 1UW Rated
  34. G Good
    Fairhope Home care
    BH21 1NF Rated
  35. G Good
    Four Meadows Home care
    BH24 2AG Rated
  36. G Good
    GoodOaks Homecare – Dorchester and Weymouth Home care
    DT1 3GR Rated
  37. G Good
    Helping Hands Ferndown Home care
    BH22 9HZ Rated
  38. G Good
    Home Instead Home care
    DT1 1UP Rated
  39. G Good
    Home Instead East Dorset & Blandford Home care
    BH21 7RB Rated
  40. G Good
    iDirect - East Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire Home care
    BH21 7UH Rated
  41. G Good
    Libra Care Services Home care
    BH31 6EP Rated
  42. G Good
    Natura Care Solutions Home care
    SP8 4AB Rated
  43. G Good
    Neways at Home Weymouth Home care
    DT4 9DN Rated
  44. G Good
    Newgencaregroup (Dorset) Home care
    BH21 7PE Rated
  45. G Good
    Oxleycare Ltd Home care
    DT4 0AB Rated
  46. G Good
    Phoenix Home care
    BH24 2NN Rated
  47. G Good
    Phoenix Care & Support Services 24/7 Ltd Home care
    DT4 9DN Rated
  48. G Good
    Priority Home Care Home care
    BH21 7UH Rated
  49. G Good
    Purbeck Personal Assistants Home care
    BH19 1JU Rated
  50. G Good
    Reablement Service Home care
    DT1 1SH Rated
  51. G Good
    Shauna Health Care Service Solutions Limited Home care
    DT1 3WB Rated
  52. G Good
    Silverstars Care Home care
    DT9 4JW Rated
  53. G Good
    South West Care Group LTD T/A Goodoaks Homecare East Dorset Home care
    BH21 7UH Rated
  54. G Good
    St Jude's Care Ltd Home care
    DT4 0AB Rated
  55. G Good
    Weymouth Care and Support Service Home care
    DT4 0JX Rated
  56. G Good
    Wisteria Care Home care
    SP8 4FA Rated
  57. G Good
    Your Life (Ferndown) Home care
    BH22 9FE Rated
  58. G Good
    YourLife (Poundbury) Home care
    DT1 3DA Rated
  59. G Good
    Yourlife (Wimborne) Home care
    BH21 1WW Rated
  60. RI Requires improvement
    Integrated Case Management Ltd Home care
    BH21 7UH Rated
  61. – Not yet rated
    2 Victory Court Home care
    DT1 1HY No rating date
  62. – Not yet rated
    A&M Community Services Ltd Home care Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.
    DT4 9DE No rating date
  63. – Not yet rated
    A1 Care - Dorchester Branch Home care
    DT1 3GN No rating date
  64. – Not yet rated
    AbilityAvenue Care Home care
    DT9 4FS No rating date
  65. – No overall rating
    Agincare UK Dorchester Home care
    DT1 3SU No rating date
  66. – Not yet rated
    Altogether Care - Care at Home Limited Blandford Home care
    DT11 7AR No rating date
  67. – Not yet rated
    Bee Case Management Home care
    DT4 9NR No rating date
  68. – No overall rating
    Birch Social Limited Home care
    DT4 7BS No rating date
  69. – Not yet rated
    BS Care Management Services Home care Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.
    BH21 7RU No rating date
  70. – Not yet rated
    Calmliving Healthcare Home care
    DT1 3GU No rating date
  71. – Not yet rated
    Care Unlimited Dorchester Ltd Home care
    DT1 1PF No rating date
  72. – Not yet rated
    Chele Care Limited Home care
    DT1 1NJ No rating date
  73. – No overall rating
    Cinox Healthcare – Shaftesbury Office Home care
    SP7 9QJ No rating date
  74. – Not yet rated
    Destiny healthcare Home care
    DT1 3WE No rating date
  75. – Not yet rated
    Duty Care Home care
    BH21 7PT No rating date
  76. – No overall rating
    Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service Care home that also provides home care
    DT1 1PW No rating date
  77. – No overall rating
    Green Lanes Projects Limited Home care
    BH22 9BZ No rating date
  78. – Not yet rated
    Head Office Home care
    DT4 9DN No rating date
  79. – Not yet rated
    Involve Care Solutions Home care
    DT4 8PY No rating date
  80. – Not yet rated
    Jurassic Care Home care
    BH19 2QN No rating date
  81. – Not yet rated
    Kingsley Home Care Weymouth and Dorset Service Home care
    DT3 4DQ No rating date
  82. – Not yet rated
    Kisumen Care Services Limited - Dorset Home care Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.
    DT1 3WE No rating date
  83. – Not yet rated
    Loidis Care Service Limited Home care
    DT4 9HS No rating date
  84. – No overall rating
    Mencap - Dorset Support Service Home care
    BH16 6JL No rating date
  85. – Not yet rated
    OHCI Dorset Home care
    BH22 8TR No rating date
  86. – Not yet rated
    Old Castle Road Home care Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.
    DT4 8QB No rating date
  87. – No overall rating
    Somerleigh Court Care home with nursing that also provides home care
    DT1 1AQ No rating date

How ratings have changed since 2015

Share of home care services in Dorset rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, 2015 to 2026. The share rose from 50% in 2015 to 99% in 2026. 100% 50% 99% 201520202026 Share of home care services in Dorset rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, 2015 to 2026. The share rose from 50% in 2015 to 99% in 2026. 100% 50% 99% 201520202026

Share rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, among services open today.

The share rose from 50% in 2015 to 99% in 2026.

In 2015, 2 of the home care services open today had a rating. In 2026, 67 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.

Share of home care services in Dorset rated Good or Outstanding, by year
YearRatedRated Good or OutstandingShare
20152150%
201610990%
2017262285%
2018393487%
2019444295%
2020444398%
2021504896%
2022515098%
2023555396%
2024555498%
2025585798%
2026676699%

Recent changes

In the last 12 months, 1 home care service improved its rating. None dropped.

Improved (1)

  1. G Good
    AA-I-Care - 35 Southwell Up from Requires improvement to Good

Who runs home care here

Providers with two or more home care services in Dorset.

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
Fees
Paying for care: Dorset Council

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

How many home care services are there in Dorset?
Dorset has 83 home care services currently providing care. The full list also includes 4 registered services that are not providing care at the moment.
How many home care services in Dorset are rated Outstanding?
3 are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission: Better Care at Home, Dimensions Dorset West Domiciliary Care Office and iDirect - West Dorset.
Which home care services in Dorset support people living with dementia?
66 home care services support people living with dementia in Dorset. Show only those services. The list also includes registered services that are not providing care at the moment.
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 home care services in each place.

Nearby areas

All home care areas in the South West

Care homes in Dorset

112 care homes are registered here too. See care homes in Dorset