Question 1

Which providers in Bournemouth offer residential care?

Accepted Answer

Sixty four residential care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission are listed for Bournemouth on this page. They include Aucklands Care, which holds an Outstanding rating, alongside homes such as Portelet Lodge Care Home, Redcroft, Kings House and Southbourne Beach Care Home. Each has its own profile setting out registration details and the published inspection outcome. Opening a profile is the quickest way to see what a particular home is registered to provide.

Question 2

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Bournemouth?

Accepted Answer

Ask how many staff are on duty during the day and overnight, and how long the present team has worked there. Ask how care plans are written, how often they are reviewed and how families are kept informed when something changes. It is worth asking what happens if needs increase, since a further move is unsettling and homes differ in what they can manage. Ask as well what an ordinary day involves, and stay long enough to see some of one if you can.

Question 3

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

Accepted Answer

A residential care home provides accommodation together with help in daily life, such as washing, dressing, meals and support with medication. A nursing home offers the same but also has registered nurses on duty around the clock, so it can meet needs requiring clinical oversight. All the providers listed on this page are registered as residential care homes. If a registered nurse needs to be on site, look instead at homes registered to provide nursing care.

Question 4

Can the council fund a care home placement in Bournemouth?

Accepted Answer

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council can fund a placement where the care needs assessment shows residential care is required and a financial assessment shows the person cannot meet the full cost. That assessment takes account of income, savings and usually the value of a property, and it sets the personal contribution towards the weekly fee. Someone assessed as able to pay in full arranges the placement themselves but retains the right to an assessment and to advice. Where health needs are substantial, continuing healthcare funded by the National Health Service is a separate route worth exploring.

Question 5

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Bournemouth?

Accepted Answer

Contact the adult social care team at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of income or savings, and it can be requested by the person or by someone acting on their behalf. The assessment looks at what a person can manage alone, where they need help and what would make a difference. A relative providing regular support can also request a carer's assessment of their own.

Question 6

How far in advance should we start looking?

Accepted Answer

Start earlier than feels necessary, because well regarded homes in Bournemouth often hold waiting lists and the assessment stages take time of their own. Several months of lead time allows unhurried visits, a return trip to the homes that stand out, and a proper read of the inspection reports. Where a move follows a hospital stay the timescale is much shorter and a discharge team will usually help. Even then it is reasonable to ask for a few days to compare rather than accepting the first place offered.

Care Homes in Bournemouth

65 care homes in Bournemouth (showing 51–65)