Care Homes in Dorset

Dorset is a local authority in the South West region of England with 115 CQC-registered care homes and 4,166 beds in total. 6 homes have achieved an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission , while 92 are rated Good. 8 homes require improvement. Care homes in Dorset span 19 postcode districts.

115
Care Homes
4,166
Total Beds
3.9
Avg Rating
6 Outstanding
92 Good
8 RI
1 Inadequate

Areas in Dorset

BH16 (2) BH19 (5) BH20 (2) BH21 (12) BH22 (20) BH24 (13) BH31 (1) DT1 (10) DT10 (4) DT11 (7) DT2 (6) DT3 (6) DT4 (15) DT6 (5) DT7 (4) DT8 (1) DT9 (8) SP7 (3) SP8 (4)

All Care Homes

DT6 (5)

Coneygar Lodge

Residential · 22 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Outstanding

Harbour House

Residential · 35 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Outstanding

The Hyde Care Home

Residential · 28 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

St James' Park Care Home

Nursing · 31 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Bymead House

Nursing · 30 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrsPhysical disabilities
Good

DT10 (4)

Nazareth Lodge

Residential · 24 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Outstanding

Newstone House

Nursing · 62 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

The Old Rectory

Residential · 25 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Ivers

Residential · 25 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsLearning disabilities
Good

BH22 (20)

Fernhill

Nursing · 58 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Outstanding

Amberwood House

Nursing · 55 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Outstanding

Kings Park Care Home

Residential · 68 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Clarence House

Residential · 29 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Fairlawn

Residential · 64 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Chestnut Lodge

Residential · 12 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Holmwood Rest Home

Residential · 16 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Parley Place Care Home

Residential · 68 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Marchfield House

Residential · 28 beds
DementiaMental health conditions
Good

Fernside

Residential · 4 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsLearning disabilities
Good

The Gables

Residential · 8 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsLearning disabilities
Good

Summerhill Residential Care Home

Residential · 15 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Five Gables Care Home

Residential · 13 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Ferndown Nursing Home

Nursing · 29 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Brook View

Nursing · 56 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Denewood House Care Home

Residential · 21 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Ferndown Manor

Nursing · 75 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Heathland House

Residential · 73 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Not Yet Rated

Church Road

Residential · 8 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Not Yet Rated

Ferndown Manor

Nursing · 75 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Not Yet Rated

DT9 (8)

Abbey View

Nursing · 52 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Outstanding

Garden House

Residential · 14 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

The Old Vicarage Care Home

Residential · 41 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Trinity Manor Care Home

Residential · 64 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Eastbury House

Residential · 23 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Rawleigh House

Residential · 7 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

The Hayes

Residential · 50 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

The Evergreens Lodge

Residential · 39 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Requires improvement

BH24 (4)

Foxes Moon Residential Home

Residential · 31 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Moors Manor Care Home

Nursing · 66 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

St. Ives Country House Care

Nursing · 60 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Abbey Rose

Residential · 24 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

BH21 (10)

Highgrove Care Home

Residential · 21 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Forest Hill House Nursing Home

Nursing · 36 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Waterloo Care Home

Residential · 36 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Two Wells

Residential · 4 beds
Learning disabilities
Good

Streets Meadow

Residential · 60 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Mile Oak Rest Home

Residential · 20 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Pogles Wood

Residential · 1 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Oakdene Nursing Home

Nursing · 71 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Requires improvement

Hyacinth House Care Home

Residential · 32 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Not Yet Rated

Wimborne Manor

Nursing · 67 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Not Yet Rated

DT8 (1)

Broadwindsor House

Residential · 24 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

DT2 (6)

Wolfeton Manor

Residential · 31 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Casterbridge Lodge

Nursing · 35 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Grove Lodge

Residential · 22 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Park House

Residential · 20 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Casterbridge Manor

Nursing · 64 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Selwood House Care Home

Residential · 85 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

DT11 (7)

Spetisbury Manor

Residential · 25 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Blandford Grange Care Home

Nursing · 63 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Whitecliffe House

Nursing · 31 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Millbrook House

Residential · 33 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Castleman House

Residential · 48 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Larks Leas

Residential · 24 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Castleman Plus

Residential · 16 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Not Yet Rated

DT4 (15)

Primrose Lodge Weymouth

Residential · 38 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Danmor Lodge Limited

Residential · 25 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Buxton House

Residential · 64 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Weymouth - Weymouth Care Home

Nursing · 36 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Weymouth Manor

Nursing · 66 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Anning House

Nursing · 70 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Chestnuts Residential Care Home (Weymouth)

Residential · 13 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Kingsley Court

Residential · 19 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Anning House

Nursing · 70 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Agincourt Care Home

Residential · 31 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

The Lawns

Residential · 41 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Requires improvement

Encompass Care Specialist Mental Health Services Elsadene

Residential · 13 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsMental health conditions
Requires improvement

Trafalgar Care Home

Residential · 29 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Requires improvement

Friary House

Residential · 16 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Inadequate

Legh House

Residential · 19 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Not Yet Rated

DT1 (10)

Maiden Castle House

Residential · 66 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Somerleigh Court

Nursing · 40 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Castle View

Nursing · 57 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service

Residential · 8 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Signature House

Nursing · 48 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Grassington House

Residential · 13 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Cheriton Care Home

Residential · 71 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Culliford House

Residential · 25 beds
DementiaMental health conditions
Good

Montrose Care Home

Residential · 22 beds
DementiaMental health conditions
Good

Glencairn Residential Home

Residential · 23 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

DT3 (6)

Rodlands Care Home

Residential · 21 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

The Queen Charlotte

Nursing · 51 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Crecy Care Home

Residential · 40 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Bosworth Care Home

Residential · 20 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Fairfield House

Nursing · 37 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Ingleside Residential Care Home

Residential · 17 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Requires improvement

BH19 (5)

Heathcote Care Home

Residential · 17 beds
DementiaMental health conditions
Good

Gainsborough Care Home

Residential · 48 beds
Sensory impairmentsDementia
Good

Walc House

Residential · 4 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsLearning disabilities
Good

Clifftop Care Home

Residential · 32 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Dragonfly Care Home

Residential · 29 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Not Yet Rated

DT7 (3)

Shire House Care Home

Residential · 22 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Fairfield House Residential Care Home

Residential · 36 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Requires improvement

Lyme Regis Care Home with Nursing

Nursing · 27 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Requires improvement

BH20 (2)

Anglebury Court

Residential · 32 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Pine Martin Grange

Nursing · 64 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

SP8 (4)

The Mellowes Care Home

Nursing · 45 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

The Malthouse Care Home

Residential · 34 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

Mulberry Court

Residential · 12 beds
Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)Sensory impairments
Good

Fern Brook Lodge

Nursing · 75 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

SP7 (2)

The Cedars Nursing Home

Nursing · 31 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

St Denis Lodge Residential Home

Residential · 21 beds
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

BH16 (2)

Upton Manor

Nursing · 67 beds
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementia
Good

Castle Farm Care Home

Residential · 22 beds
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Good

BH31 (1)

Verwood House Care Home

Nursing · 42 beds
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrs
Good

Nearby Councils

Cornwall (200) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (135) Devon (311) Somerset (197) Plymouth (88)

Data from the Care Quality Commission, last updated 2026-03-13.