Care Homes in Dorset

Towns in Dorset

• Dorchester (12)
• Weymouth (12)
• Ferndown (10)
• Blandford Forum (4)
• Bridport (4)
• Sherborne (4)
• Wimborne (4)
• Ringwood (3)
• Swanage (3)
• Poole (2)
• Sturminster Newton (2)
• Chickerell (1)
• Gillingham (1)
• Lyme Regis (1)
• Shaftesbury (1)
• Verwood (1)
• West Moors (1)
• Wimborne Minster (1)

Care homes in Dorset

• Grassington House — Dorchester (CQC Good)
• Selwood House Care Home — Dorchester (CQC Good)
• Friary House — Weymouth (CQC Requires Improvement)
• Casterbridge Manor — Dorchester (CQC Good)
• Ferndown Nursing Home — Ferndown (CQC Requires Improvement)
• Kingsley Court — Weymouth (CQC Good)
• Summerhill Residential Care Home — West Moors (CQC Good)
• Chestnuts Residential Care Home — Weymouth (CQC Good)
• St Denis Lodge Residential Home — Shaftesbury (CQC Good)
• Garden House (CQC Good)
• Castle View Care Home — Dorchester (CQC Good)
• Millbrook House — Blandford Forum (CQC Good)
• Hyacinth House Care Home
• Parley Place Care Home — Ferndown (CQC Good)
• Trinity Manor Care Home — Sherborne
• Heathland House
• Oakdene Nursing Home — Wimborne (CQC Requires Improvement)
• Primrose Lodge Weymouth — Weymouth (CQC Good)
• Ferndown Manor — Ferndown
• Shire House Care Home — Lyme Regis (CQC Good)
• Wolfeton Manor Care Home — Dorchester (CQC Good)
• St James' Park Care Home — Bridport (CQC Good)
• Verwood House Care Home — Verwood (CQC Good)
• Anning House (CQC Good)
• Blandford Grange Care Home — Blandford Forum (CQC Good)
• The Old Vicarage Care Home — Sherborne (CQC Good)
• Upton Manor Care Home — Poole (CQC Good)
• Whitecliffe House — Blandford Forum (CQC Good)
• Maiden Castle House — Dorchester (CQC Good)
• Buxton House — Weymouth (CQC Good)
• Trafalgar Care Home — Weymouth (CQC Requires Improvement)
• The Lawns Care Home — Weymouth (CQC Good)
• Abbey Rose Residential Care Home — Ringwood (CQC Good)
• Cheriton Care Home — Dorchester (CQC Good)
• Fairlawn Care Home — Ferndown (CQC Good)
• Foxes Moon Residential Home — Ringwood (CQC Good)
• Anglebury Court (CQC Good)
• Fernhill (CQC Outstanding)
• Highgrove Care Home — Wimborne (CQC Good)
• The Evergreens Lodge — Sherborne (CQC Good)

Advice for families choosing care in Dorset

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Frequently asked questions

How many care homes are there in Dorset?

CareFinder lists 78 open care homes in Dorset. 70 of them have a published CQC rating.

How many care homes in Dorset are rated Outstanding or Good?

65 of the 70 rated homes (93%) are rated Outstanding or Good by the CQC. 5 of them are rated Outstanding.

Which towns in Dorset have the most care homes?

The towns with the most care homes on CareFinder are Dorchester (12), Weymouth (12), Ferndown (10), Blandford Forum (4), Bridport (4).

What do families say about care homes in Dorset?

We have collected 712 Google reviews for 40 homes in Dorset, with an average score of 4.5 out of 5. Each home's page summarises what its reviewers say.