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The Mellowes Care Home

The Mellowes Care Home is a care home with nursing in Gillingham, run by Park Healthcare Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in May 2022, a rating carried over from before the service’s current registration (last checked 27 May 2022). It has 46 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people and younger adults.

  • Care home with nursing

Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4RE

What CQC says

Overall rating

Goodrated 4 years ago (27 May 2022)

The service is performing well and meeting expectations.

The same as the rating before it (Good, 6 January 2018).

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CQC has carried this rating over from before the service’s current registration, for example when a new provider took it over. The service may not have been inspected under its current registration yet.

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Last checked by CQC: 27 May 2022.

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The five key questions

CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.

  • Is it safe?

    Goodrated 4 years ago (27 May 2022)

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  • Is it effective?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (6 January 2018)

    This is an .

  • Is it caring?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (6 January 2018)

    This is an .

  • Is it responsive to people’s needs?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (6 January 2018)

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  • Is it well-led?

    Goodrated 4 years ago (27 May 2022)

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Understanding this rating

Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.

This rating is from May 2022. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.

Questions you could ask

  • What has changed since the last inspection?

How often CQC looks again

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Earlier ratings

Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.

About this service

Type of care
Care home with nursing
Who it supports
Dementia, Older people, Younger adults
Number of beds
46
Nursing care
Yes, nurses are on hand
Registered since
3 May 2023
Local council area
Dorset

Who runs it

Provider
Park Healthcare Limited
Kind of provider
Company or organisation

Other services from this provider

  • Colbury House

    Care home with nursing

    Run by Park Healthcare Limited

    Goodrated 4 years ago

    Rating from August 2022 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Southampton, SO40 2RX
    • 58 beds
  • Hays House Nursing Home

    Care home with nursing

    Run by Park Healthcare Limited

    Goodrated 8 years ago

    Rating from April 2018 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Shaftesbury, SP7 9JR
    • 43 beds
  • The Cedars Nursing Home

    Care home with nursing

    Run by Park Healthcare Limited

    Goodrated 3 years ago

    Rating from May 2023 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Shaftesbury, SP7 8DF
    • 32 beds
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