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Abbey View

Fairfield, Sherborne, DT9 4HG · Dorset · South West

52 beds · operated by Colten Care (1993) Limited, part of Colten Care

CQC overall rating
Outstanding27 Sep 2023

Diligence verdict

Rated Outstanding overall, but the rating is 2 years old.

Age of rating
2 years old — published 27 Sep 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
All 7 of Colten Care (1993) Limited's rated homes are Good or better. See the operator.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGood27 Sep 2023
EffectiveGood27 Sep 2023
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old4 Jul 2019
ResponsiveOutstanding27 Sep 2023
Well-ledOutstanding27 Sep 2023

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 — 6 other locations

Other active services registered to Colten Care (1993) Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Avon ReachGood29 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs oldBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Braemar LodgeGood8 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs oldWiltshire
Brook ViewGood5 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs oldDorset
Canford ChaseOutstanding5 Dec 2018rating 3+ yrs oldBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Castle ViewGood4 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs oldDorset
Newstone HouseGood4 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs oldDorset

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
25 Feb 2013
Beds
52
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-619097016

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.