Goodrated 3 months ago
- Blandford Forum, DT11 8EY
- 33 beds
South West
Care homes in Dorset
There are 80 care homes in Dorset registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England. Between them they have 2,324 beds.
71 of the 75 with an overall rating from CQC (95%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 5 have no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated them yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026.
Find the right one near you
Search by postcode to see care homes by distance, with a map.
How care homes in Dorset are rated
The 75 with an overall rating from CQC, in CQC’s own words. We never turn these into a score of our own.
- Outstanding3 services (4%)Show them: rated Outstanding
- Good68 services (91%)Show them: rated Good
- Requires improvement4 services (5%)Show them: rated Requires improvement
- Inadequate0 services (0%)
- No overall rating shown5 servicesShow them: no overall rating shown
A service with no overall rating may be new, or CQC may rate the parts of it separately. What the ratings mean.
Care homes in Dorset
Showing 41 to 60 of 68 services that match.
- Goodrated 7 months ago
- Dorchester, DT1 1PW
- 22 beds
- Goodrated 7 months ago
- Gillingham, SP8 4RE
- 12 beds
- Goodrated 2 years ago
Rating from July 2024 (more than 2 years ago)
- Dorchester, DT2 9JN
- 20 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Ferndown, BH22 8SL
- 68 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Wimborne, BH21 7AU
- 1 bed
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Weymouth, DT4 7LG
- 38 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from July 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Sherborne, DT9 3AJ
- 7 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from June 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Weymouth, DT3 5HE
- 21 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Dorchester, DT2 9FN
- 85 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Lyme Regis, DT7 3ES
- 22 beds
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from May 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Blandford Forum, DT11 9EB
- 25 beds
St Denis Lodge Residential Home
Care home without nursing
Run by St. Denis Lodge Residential Home Limited
Goodrated 7 months ago- Shaftesbury, SP7 8BS
- 21 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Wimborne, BH21 1AS
- 60 beds
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from December 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Ferndown, BH22 0ER
- 15 beds
- Goodrated 2 months ago
- Sherborne, DT9 3QZ
- 39 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from January 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Ferndown, BH22 9SA
- 8 beds
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from April 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Sherborne, DT9 3ED
- 50 beds
- Goodrated 8 years ago
Rating from May 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Bridport, DT6 4LB
- 28 beds
- Goodrated 1 month ago
- Weymouth, DT4 7QU
- 41 beds
Other kinds of care in Dorset
Services registered with CQC here, by kind of care.
Care homes in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Choosing care homes
A care home is a place to live where staff help with things like washing, dressing, eating and taking medicines, day and night. Care homes without nursing do not have a nurse on duty.
Things to check
- Visit more than once, at different times of day, and ask to see where meals are served.
- Ask how many staff are on duty at night, and how often agency staff are used.
- Ask what is included in the weekly fee and what costs extra, and how often fees can change.
- Read the latest CQC report, not only the rating, and ask the manager about anything it raises.
Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.
About this information
CQC data as at 13 October 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.
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