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Care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

There are 133 registered care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 33 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 4,565 registered beds, an average of 34 a home. 128 have a CQC rating, and 96% of those are Good or Outstanding (8 Outstanding). 5 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 33Residential care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 100Dementia care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 72

Towns:BournemouthBroadstoneChristchurchPooleWimborne

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The homes

What Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,295 a week£327 more than the middle council in England (£968), the 6th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,341 a week£256 more than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 12th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared