Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from October 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Gillingham, SP8 4EW
- 34 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 61 to 68 of 68 services that match.
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Sturminster Newton, DT10 2LL
- 25 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Sherborne, DT9 6HL
- 41 beds
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from October 2021 (more than 2 years ago)
- Sherborne, DT9 6EX
- 64 beds
- Goodrated 8 years ago
Rating from September 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Cranborne, BH21 5PU
- 4 beds
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from November 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Swanage, BH19 1HD
- 4 beds
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from September 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wimborne, BH21 6RD
- 36 beds
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Dorchester, DT2 9QL
- 31 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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