The Hayes
Culverhayes, Long Street, Sherborne, DT9 3ED · Dorset · South West
50 beds · operated by Care Dorset Limited
CQC marks this as an inherited rating — carried over from the location's previous registration (for example after a change of ownership), not from an inspection of the current registration.
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 6 years old, and 1 of this operator's 6 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 6 years old — published 7 Apr 2020. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 6 of Care Dorset Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Apr 2020 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 8 other locations
Other active services registered to Care Dorset Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Anglebury Court | Good30 Apr 2026 | Dorset |
| Care Dorset Supported Living | Not yet rated | Dorset |
| Castleman House | Good5 Mar 2025 | Dorset |
| Castleman Plus | Not yet rated | Dorset |
| Reablement Service | Good4 Apr 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Dorset |
| St Martin's | Not yet rated | Dorset |
| Streets Meadow | Good20 Jun 2025 | Dorset |
| The Lawns | Requires improvement13 Mar 2025 | Dorset |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 3 Oct 2022
- Beds
- 50
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-13928273275
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.