Top 10 Care homes in Dorset

Ranked list of the top Care homes in Dorset based on published CQC ratings and inspection dates.

Updated using the latest published CQC inspection data (latest inspection date in this area: 2025-11-13).

Location: Dorset admin district
Scored listings in this district
106
Used for ranking
Latest inspection date
2025-11-13
publication_date
Inspection “median year”
2023
rough freshness indicator
Rating mix
O: 6% G: 86% RI: 8% I: 1%

Top 10 results

Ranked by computed score (overall + domain ratings + freshness).

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# Name Town Postcode CQC rating Inspection date
1
Score: 49 DT9 4HG
SHERBORNE DT9 4HG Outstanding 2023-09-27
2
Score: 47 BH22 9AW
FERNDOWN BH22 9AW Outstanding 2019-10-31
3
Score: 47 BH22 9AX
FERNDOWN BH22 9AX Outstanding 2019-06-21
4
Score: 47 DT6 4EY
BRIDPORT DT6 4EY Outstanding 2019-01-04
5
Score: 47 DT6 3BA
BRIDPORT DT6 3BA Outstanding 2018-11-27
6
Score: 47 DT10 1DE
STURMINSTER NEWTON DT10 1DE Outstanding 2018-08-11
7
Score: 39 DT1 2NJ
DORCHESTER DT1 2NJ Good 2025-11-06
8
Score: 39 BH22 0EN
FERNDOWN BH22 0EN Good 2025-10-14
9
Score: 39 DT2 9FN
DORCHESTER DT2 9FN Good 2025-10-12
10
Score: 39 DT11 7DE
BLANDFORD FORUM DT11 7DE Good 2025-10-02

Near misses

Providers that nearly made the Top 10 (next best in this area).

Name Town Postcode Link
WEYMOUTH DT4 0QJ Listing
WEYMOUTH DT4 7LG Listing
SWANAGE BH19 1LQ Listing
DORCHESTER DT2 9LG Listing
WEYMOUTH DT3 4AJ Listing
FERNDOWN BH22 8JF Listing
WIMBORNE BH21 1AS Listing
FERNDOWN BH22 8SL Listing

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