England

Rated:GoodResidential

Cheriton Care Home

10 Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2EN

01305265365

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

11 November 2024

Provider

Cheriton Care Centre Limited

Beds

71 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 13 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 12 are the same and 1 is lower.

9 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementMar 2016
Requires ImprovementJul 2017
InadequateAug 2017
Requires ImprovementFeb 2018
GoodMar 2019
GoodJul 2022
GoodJan 2025

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2016.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Cheriton Care Centre Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in the South West: £1,170 a week for residential care and £1,472 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Cheriton Care Home

Cheriton Care Home is a residential care home in Dorset, providing personal care without nursing support. Details of the most recent CQC assessment are set out below.

Cheriton Care Home provides personal care for up to 71 people, some living with dementia, without nursing support. The CQC assessment, prompted by concerns about safe care, found the home was performing well overall and continued to meet its rating of Good. Inspectors were assured that people's health needs were addressed promptly, with monitoring in place to protect them from avoidable harm.

People described feeling safe and well cared for, praising staff warmth and attentiveness. Visitors were welcomed at any time and could use communal spaces rather than being restricted to bedrooms. Health and social care professionals reported an open, transparent culture and a staff team committed to delivering quality care.

Source: CQC assessment, 30 January 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The home has 70 bedrooms, including rooms suitable for couples. Some ground-floor rooms have direct garden or courtyard access, and a lift serves the first floor.
Shared spaces include four lounges, two dining rooms and two enclosed rear gardens.

Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 71 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DT1 2EN

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 30 January 2025. Assessment date recorded: 11 November 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 30 January 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Cheriton Care Home is registered to provide personal care to up to 71 people, some of whom are living with dementia. Nursing care is not provided. At the time of assessment, the home was supporting 67 people. The assessment took place between 19 November and 18 December 2024. We visited the service on 20 November 2024. This assessment was prompted by concerns about people’s safe care and treatment. Following this assessment, we were assured people’s health needs were addressed promptly as the provider acted in response to changes in the presentation of people and had monitoring processes in place to protect people from avoidable harm.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Cheriton Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Cheriton Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Cheriton Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Cheriton Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees