Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from August 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Ferndown, BH22 9AT
South West
Home care in Dorset
There are 83 home care services in Dorset registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England.
65 of the 66 with an overall rating from CQC (98%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 17 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 home care by distance, with a map.
How home care in Dorset are rated
The 66 with an overall rating from CQC, in CQC’s own words. We never turn these into a score of our own.
- Outstanding3 services (5%)Show them: rated Outstanding
- Good62 services (94%)Show them: rated Good
- Requires improvement1 service (2%)Show them: rated Requires improvement
- Inadequate0 services (0%)
- No overall rating shown17 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.
Home care in Dorset
Showing 21 to 40 of 62 services that match.
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from June 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Weymouth, DT4 9DN
- Goodrated less than a month ago
- Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ
- Goodrated 1 month ago
- Ferndown, BH22 9EN
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from March 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Swanage, BH19 1AR
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from November 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Weymouth, DT4 7BS
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from November 2021 (more than 2 years ago)
- Portland, DT5 2NA
- Goodrated 4 months ago
- Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Bridport, DT6 5HZ
- Goodrated 8 years ago
Rating from May 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Salisbury, SP5 5PA
- Goodrated 4 months ago
- Wimborne, BH21 7RU
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from June 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Dorchester, DT1 1DH
Encompass Care Respite Accommodation and Outreach Service
Care home without nursing, Home care
Run by Encompass Care Organisation UK
Goodrated 8 years agoRating from June 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Dorchester, DT1 1PW
- 8 beds
- Goodrated 1 month ago
- Dorchester, DT1 1UW
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from March 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wimborne, BH21 1NF
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from February 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Ringwood, BH24 2AG
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from March 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Dorchester, DT1 3GR
- Goodrated 6 months ago
- Ferndown, BH22 9HZ
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from December 2021 (more than 2 years ago)
- Dorchester, DT1 1UP
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Wimborne, BH21 7RB
Other kinds of care in Dorset
Services registered with CQC here, by kind of care.
Home care in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Choosing home care
Home care (sometimes called domiciliary care) means carers who visit you at home to help with things like washing, dressing, meals and medicines. You stay in your own home.
Things to check
- Ask whether you will have the same carers each time, and what happens if one is off sick.
- Ask how visit times are agreed, and what happens if a carer is running late.
- Ask how long each visit lasts, and whether travel time is counted in it.
- Read the latest CQC report, and ask how the provider checks that visits happen.
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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