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Rosewood Care HomeSouthampton

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Rated:GoodResidential

Rosewood Care Home

131a Swift Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9ES
02380685224
Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

31 December 2024

Provider

MyCare Homes Limited

Beds

35 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 51 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 3 are rated higher by CQC, 38 are the same and 10 are lower.

15 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

  1. GoodJul 2015
  2. GoodJul 2017
  3. GoodFeb 2020
  4. Requires ImprovementAug 2022
  5. Requires ImprovementNov 2023
  6. GoodJan 2025

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2025. CQC has rated this home 6 times since 2015.

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 MyCare Homes Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in the South East: £1,243 a week for residential care and £1,579 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 Rosewood Care Home

Rosewood Care Home is a residential care home in Southampton, providing support to older people, including those living with dementia. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Rosewood Care Home is a residential care home providing support to older people, including those living with dementia. The CQC found the service has improved and is now rated Good overall, having moved on from previous concerns about premises safety and governance. Inspectors found staff assessed risks well, medicines were managed safely, and there were enough trained staff to meet people's needs.

The CQC found leadership to be open, person centred and transparent, with effective systems for oversight and safeguarding. Relatives praised the care provided, describing staff as knowledgeable and attentive, and said people were treated with dignity, involved in decisions, and supported to access other professionals when needed.

Source: CQC assessment, 24 January 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Practical details from the provider

  • All bedrooms are single, on the ground floor and have en-suite facilities. Shared spaces include two lounges overlooking the garden and a separate sensory room.
  • The garden has patios, lawn, seating and a walking path, with umbrellas for shade.

Published on the provider's website, checked 21 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service
Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity
35 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked
Registered · SO19 9ES

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 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 24 January 2025. Assessment date recorded: 31 December 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 24 January 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: 28 October 2024 to 6 December 2024. Rosewood Care Home is a residential care home for older people and those who may be living with dementia. The service has improved and is compliant with regulations in relation to the safety of the premises and governance. We assessed all quality statements in the safe and well led key questions and found the service had made improvements and was no longer in breach of regulations. We assessed workforce wellbeing and enablement and care provision, integrations and continuity. The overall rating had also changed from requires improvement to good. The provider had assessed the safety of the premises, including the risk of legionella and plans were in place to mitigate risks to people. Staff assessed risks to people's health and safety. People had care plans to guide safe practice and staff understood how to keep people safe. There were enough staff to ensure people’s safety and meet their needs. Effective infection prevention control measures were in place and the service was clean and well maintained. People received their medicine safely as prescribed from staff who were properly trained. Staff were knowledgeable about safeguarding and any concerns were investigated and referred to the relevant external organisations. The provider had effective governance systems in place and the culture of the service was person centred, respectful and transparent. Staff and relatives told us the service had good leadership who were open to improvement. Care was delivered in a person centred manner and relatives told us they were pleased with the support staff provided. The provider worked effectively with other organisations to ensure continuity of care. People’s choices and wishes were respected and documented.

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

Read Rosewood 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 Rosewood Care Home, consider asking...

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

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

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

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

Could the NHS fund Rosewood 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.

Location

131a Swift Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9ES

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Rosewood Care Home

CQC overall rating

Good

Assessment date: 31 December 2024

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