Residential care home · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

St Cecilia

29 Nelson Road, Poole, BH12 1ES

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 10 months ago
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St Cecilia is a residential care home in Poole in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, run by St. Cecilia Care Dorset Limited. It has 15 registered beds and supports older people and people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published October 2025, is Good overall. It was rated Outstanding for caring. For comparison, 96% of care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 October 2025 Rated 10 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

St Cecilia is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier, alongside 7 other homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Of the 127 rated care homes here, 96% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 7 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (6%)
  • Good 103 (80%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (3%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (4%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

Half of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's ratings are more than 2.5 years old. How tiers work

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