Dementia Care Home

Bosworth Care Home

6 Southdown Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6HR

Residential homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
68/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff65 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”62%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds20
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
  • Last inspected2019-02-23

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

What stands out here is the naturally friendly approach of the care team. Staff have been described as caring people with a genuine warmth that families notice during visits.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth65
  • Compassion & dignity65
  • Cleanliness65
  • Activities & engagement60
  • Food quality58
  • Healthcare62
  • Management & leadership70
  • Resident happiness62
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2019-02-23

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The Safe domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection, representing an improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating. This suggests that earlier concerns about safety — which may have included staffing, medicines management or risk assessment — had been addressed by the time of the most recent inspection. No specific safety incidents or concerns are described in the available published text. The home is registered for 20 beds, which is a small service where staffing ratios and individual risk awareness are particularly important. No information is available about night staffing numbers or agency staff reliance.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The Effective domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection. This domain covers care planning, staff training, healthcare access and nutrition. The home lists dementia as a specialism, which means inspectors would have been looking at whether staff have appropriate dementia-specific training and whether care plans reflect individual needs. No specific details about training programmes, GP access arrangements, care plan content or food provision are included in the available report text. The improvement to Good suggests any earlier gaps in effectiveness had been resolved.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The Caring domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection. This domain assesses whether staff treat residents with warmth, dignity and respect, and whether individuals are supported to maintain independence. No specific staff observations, resident quotes or examples of care interactions are available in the published report text. The overall Good rating suggests inspectors did not observe practices that fell below expected standards of kindness and respect. The home's previous Requires Improvement rating may have included caring concerns; the subsequent improvement to Good indicates these were addressed.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The Responsive domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection. This domain covers whether the home meets individual needs, provides meaningful activities and responds to complaints and preferences. The home lists dementia as a specialism across 20 beds, which makes individual responsiveness especially important. No specific activity programmes, examples of personalised engagement or complaint handling details are available in the published report text. As with other domains, the improvement from Requires Improvement suggests earlier gaps in responsiveness had been addressed.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The Well-led domain was rated Good at the February 2019 inspection, and this is the domain where the home's improvement trajectory is most significant. Moving from Requires Improvement to Good across all domains requires active management engagement, self-assessment and a willingness to change. The home has a named Registered Manager (Miss Sally-Ann Louise Radwell) and a Nominated Individual (Mr Simon James Luckhurst), giving clear lines of accountability. No specific detail about management style, governance systems, staff culture or family communication processes is available in the published report text. Notably, this inspection is now over five years old, and management continuity since 2019 is unknown.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    Bosworth provides specialist support for residents with sensory impairments, dementia, and physical disabilities. The home focuses on caring for adults over 65. For those living with dementia, the home offers dedicated support designed to maintain comfort and dignity throughout each stage of the condition. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

68/ 100

DCC Family Score

Bosworth Care Home scores in the 'present but generic' range — the inspection confirmed a Good rating across all five domains, but the available report text contains limited specific observations, quotes, or direct evidence to push scores higher with confidence.

Homes in South West typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

What stands out here is the naturally friendly approach of the care team. Staff have been described as caring people with a genuine warmth that families notice during visits.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

Sometimes the best recommendation comes from seeing your loved one settled and content. Why not arrange a visit to see if Bosworth might be right for your family?

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Bosworth Care Home in Weymouth was rated Good across all five inspection domains in February 2019 — a meaningful improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The home is registered for 20 beds and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sensory impairment as specialisms, with a named Registered Manager in post. That upward trend matters: it suggests the leadership team identified problems and addressed them, which is a positive signal about accountability and culture. The main limitation of this report is that the published inspection text available is very limited, which means specific observations, resident quotes and direct evidence of daily life are largely absent. A Good rating is genuinely reassuring, but it tells you relatively little about what your mum or dad's day would actually look like. When you visit, pay close attention to how staff interact with residents in corridors and communal areas — not just during a formal tour. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight across the 20 beds, whether agency staff cover regular shifts, and what one-to-one engagement looks like for residents who cannot join group activities. The inspection is now over five years old, so also ask management what has changed since 2019 and whether a more recent inspection is expected.

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In Their Own Words

How Bosworth Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Bosworth Care Home says about itself

Where families find reassurance through genuine care and kindness

Dedicated residential home Support in Weymouth

When you're looking for the right place for someone you love, sometimes the smallest signs tell you everything you need to know. At Bosworth Care Home in Weymouth, families have noticed the easy warmth of the staff and the contentment of residents — those quiet but meaningful indicators that suggest this could be the right choice.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    Bosworth provides specialist support for residents with sensory impairments, dementia, and physical disabilities. The home focuses on caring for adults over 65.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For those living with dementia, the home offers dedicated support designed to maintain comfort and dignity throughout each stage of the condition.

    “Sometimes the best recommendation comes from seeing your loved one settled and content. Why not arrange a visit to see if Bosworth might be right for your family?”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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