England

Rated:GoodResidential

Selwood House Care Home

Chestnut Road, Charlton Down, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9FN

01305510404

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

28 August 2025

Provider

Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited

Beds

85 beds

How this home compares nearby

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

5 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

GoodOct 2025

First inspected by CQC in 2025, rated Good.

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

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited, which runs 18 care homes in England: 13 rated Good, 4 Requires Improvement and 1 not yet rated.

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 Selwood House Care Home

Selwood House is a 85-bed residential care home located on Chestnut Road in Charlton Down, near Dorchester in Dorset. The home is operated by Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited and provides care for older people, younger adults, and those with dementia. It received a Good rating from the CQC following an inspection in October 2025.

The home's size allows it to support a range of care needs within a residential setting. Its location in the Dorset countryside provides access to local amenities while maintaining a quieter environment. The combination of services offered means the home caters to diverse resident populations, from older adults requiring general residential care to individuals with more specialist dementia support needs.

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

Facilities include en-suite bedrooms, the Coffee Club café, a hair and pamper salon, cinema, Buttons art and craft room, private dining room and Boathouse pub.

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.

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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: 85 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DT2 9FN

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 12 October 2025. Assessment date recorded: 28 August 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

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

Date of assessment was 2 September 2025 to 9 September 2025. We visited the service to inspect on 2 and 4 September 2025. Selwood House Care Home is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 85 adults, some of whom were living with dementia. At the time of our assessment there were 55 people living at the service.This was a responsive inspection after we received several concerns about care delivery at the service.
We noted concerns with recruitment procedures and medicines administration during our assessment, all of which were addressed immediately and remedied before our assessment ended. The provider was responsive to our findings and consistently applied learning from accidents and incidents to improve the safety of the service. However, we were concerned internal auditing had not noted the concerns we found at inspection.
Care was planned and delivered in line with current best practice and regular ward rounds delivered by a local frailty team and a GP took place ensuring people received timely treatment for health concerns. Relevant monitoring of health was completed and shared with relevant professionals. People were supported to plan for their future.
Staff were caring and kind to people and knew them well, supporting them with empathy. People were supported to maintain their independence whenever possible, and person-centred support was provided in a timely way when needed.
Staff participated in regular 1-to-1 supervision with the management team and were supported to develop their knowledge and practice through training and regular workshops run by the registered manager.
A twice-yearly survey ensured feedback was gathered from people, relatives and staff to inform service developments.
There was an open culture, and staff were confident they would be supported by the registered manager should they raise concerns. The registered manager had been in post since May 2025 and had made significant improvements This was supported by feedback from people, relatives, staff and healthcare professionals.

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

Read Selwood House Care Home's CQC record and reports.

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5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Selwood House 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 Selwood House 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 Selwood House 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