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Kings HouseBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Rated:GoodResidential

Kings House

1 Earle Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 8JQ
01202764455
Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

16 April 2025

Provider

Together for Mental Wellbeing

Beds

19 beds

Rating history

  1. GoodSept 2016
  2. GoodMay 2019
  3. GoodMay 2025

Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Together for Mental Wellbeing, which runs 8 care homes in England: 8 rated Good.

  • 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 Kings House

Kings House is a residential care home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, supporting adults with a focus on mental wellbeing and independence. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.

Kings House provides care and support for up to 18 adults, focusing on mental wellbeing and independence. At the time of the CQC's assessment, 15 people were living there. Inspectors found risks to people's health and wellbeing were well managed, staff were confident in raising concerns, and recruitment and training practices kept people safe.

The CQC found a culture of encouragement and empowerment, with staff committed to helping people live full lives. People described Kings House as home, spoke warmly of staff kindness, and felt involved in decisions, including choices about décor. The service was rated Good overall.

Source: CQC assessment, 12 May 2025

Specialist Care

Mental health

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
19 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked
Registered · BH4 8JQ

Registered care categories

Mental health conditions.

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 12 May 2025. Assessment date recorded: 16 April 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 12 May 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Kings House is registered to provide care and support for up to 18 people. The service specialises in care and support for adults to work towards better mental wellbeing and independence. At the time of this inspection, there were 15 people living at the service. This was a planned inspection of quality statements within the key questions of safe, effective, caring and responsive. This inspection took place on 24 April 2025. Procedures to keep people safe from avoidable harm were in place. Staff knew how to raise concerns and were confident the manager would follow up and take them seriously. Risks to people’s health and wellbeing had been assessed, with steps in place to ensure risks were reduced where possible. Staff understood the risks to people and were confident they were safe living at Kings House. People can only be deprived of their liberty to receive care and treatment when this is in their best interests and legally authorised under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). In care homes, and some hospitals, this is usually through MCA application procedures called the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). We checked whether the service was working within the principles of the MCA. The registered manager understood the requirements regarding people’s rights.The culture of the service was one of encouragement, empowerment and support, the manager and staff told us they were passionate people should live full lives. People were accepted regardless of their background and staff were committed to creating a safe homely environment for them. Staff were safely recruited, trained and supported to perform their role. We received positive feedback about the manager of the service.

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

Read Kings House'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 Kings House, consider asking...

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

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Kings House, look out for...

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

Could the NHS fund Kings House'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.

Location

1 Earle Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 8JQ

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Kings House

CQC overall rating

Good

Assessment date: 16 April 2025

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