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Holmwood Rest HomeDorset

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Rated:GoodResidential

Holmwood Rest Home

39 Chine Walk, West Parley, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8PR

01202593662

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

14 February 2024

Provider

Margaret Anne Gallagher

Beds

16 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 69 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 6 are rated higher by CQC, 60 are the same and 3 are lower.

33 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 ImprovementJul 2016
GoodDec 2017
Requires ImprovementJan 2023
GoodMar 2024

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2024. CQC has rated this home 4 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 Margaret Anne Gallagher 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.

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 Holmwood Rest Home

Holmwood Rest Home is a residential care home in Dorset, providing accommodation and personal care for older people. Details of the most recent CQC assessment are set out below.

Holmwood Rest Home is a residential care home in an adapted building over two floors, registered to support up to 16 people, with 9 people living there at the time of the assessment. It is rated Good overall by the CQC, following significant and sustained improvements across all areas assessed.

Inspectors found people and relatives happy with the care, describing a family feel to the home. Staff had long service and worked well as a team, care was person-centred, and risks were well managed. Leadership was visible and governance improvements had been maintained.

Source: CQC assessment, 7 March 2024

Specialist Care

Older people

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.

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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: 16 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BH22 8PR

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs.

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 7 March 2024. Assessment date recorded: 14 February 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 7 March 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Holmwood Rest Home is a residential care home registered to provide care and support to up to 16 people. The building had been adapted and care was provided over 2 floors with stairs and a stair lift as access. There were 9 people living at the home at the time of site visit. We visited this service on 8 January 2024. During this assessment we looked at quality statements under each of the 5 key questions. Holmwood Rest Home had made significant and sustained improvements across all quality statements and key questions.

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

Read Holmwood Rest 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 Holmwood Rest Home, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Holmwood Rest Home, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Holmwood Rest 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