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Care South

16 active locations · 14 care homes (804 beds) · 1 legal entity · brand BD279, as recorded by CQC

16
active sites
804
care-home beds
0
rated Inadequate
0
rated Requires improvement
0
not yet rated
15
deregistered sites (history)

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Ratings mix vs England

Current overall ratings of the group's rated care homes (14) against all England rated care homes — rated services only in both bars. What the ratings mean →

This group
All England (rated)
OutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequateNot yet rated

What this operator's portfolio supports

Groups at least one of the operator's active locations is registered with CQC to support — registration facts, not a quality judgement, and not every site supports every group.

Older peoplePeople living with dementiaPeople with a physical disabilityPeople with mental health needsPeople with a learning disability or autistic peoplePeople with a sight or hearing impairmentYounger adults (under 65)People recovering from drug or alcohol dependencePeople with an eating disorderPeople detained under the Mental Health Act

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

All sites, riskiest first

Ordered Inadequate → Requires improvement → Not yet rated → Good → Outstanding, ratings verbatim with publication dates.

SiteOverall rating (published)BedsLocal authority
Alexandra HouseGood, published 17 Jul 202458Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Beauchamp House Nursing HomeGood, published 9 Sep 2022rating 3+ yrs old54Somerset
Buxton HouseGood, published 23 Sep 202564Dorset
Care South Home Care Services DorsetGood, published 8 Dec 2025—Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Care South Home Care Services SomersetGood, published 18 May 2018rating 3+ yrs old—Somerset
Castle DeneGood, published 14 Nov 202450Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Dorset HouseGood, published 1 Sep 2022rating 3+ yrs old52Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Elizabeth HouseGood, published 29 May 202443Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
FairlawnGood, published 16 Jan 2021rating 3+ yrs old64Dorset
Fern Brook LodgeGood, published 4 Mar 2020rating 3+ yrs old75Dorset
Kenwith Castle Country House CareGood, published 24 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old59Devon
Maiden Castle HouseGood, published 6 Nov 202566Dorset
Marjorie HouseGood, published 17 Feb 202650Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
St. Ives Country House CareGood, published 11 Nov 202360Dorset
Talbot ViewGood, published 10 Feb 202559Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
WickmeadsGood, published 28 Feb 202550Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Deregistered sites of this group

SiteLast rating (published)DeregisteredBedsLocal authority
SussexdownRequires improvement, published 26 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs old15 Jul 202577West Sussex
Fremington Manor Nursing and Residential HomeRequires improvement, published 26 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old20 May 202560Devon
Care South Home Care Services BathGood, published 1 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old26 Mar 2024—Bath and North East Somerset
QueensmeadGood, published 10 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old2 Feb 202340Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Castle DeneGood, published 11 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old11 Jan 202250Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Fremington Manor Nursing and Residential HomeOutstanding, published 6 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old7 Jun 202160Devon
Kenwith Castle Country House CareOutstanding, published 23 Oct 2019rating 3+ yrs old7 Jun 202159Devon
Beauchamp House Nursing HomeGood, published 15 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs old3 Jun 202154Somerset
Templeman HouseGood, published 27 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old13 Jul 201941Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Kenwith Castle Gardens Domiciliary Care AgencyGood, published 3 Feb 2017rating 3+ yrs old8 Dec 2016—Devon
Alexandra House - PooleNot yet rated3 Nov 201639Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
The FearnesGood, published 24 Feb 2015rating 3+ yrs old29 Apr 201640Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Mount PleasantNot yet rated14 Jan 201636Dorset
St MartinsNot yet rated21 Jul 201532Dorset
WickmeadsNot yet rated10 Oct 201438Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Diligence pack

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