Residential care home · Dorset

The Malthouse Care Home

Bay Road, Gillingham, SP8 4EW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago
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The Malthouse Care Home is a residential care home in Gillingham in Dorset, run by Healthcare Homes Group Limited. CQC registers it for 34 places and supports older people and people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published November 2017, is Good overall. It was rated Outstanding for responsive. For comparison, 94% of care homes in Dorset are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 November 2017 Rated 8 years 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?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 24 November 2017, 8 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in Dorset

The Malthouse Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier, alongside 7 other homes in Dorset. Of the 105 rated care homes here, 94% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 6 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (7%)
  • Good 80 (72%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (5%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (5%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (5%)

Half of Dorset's ratings are more than 3.3 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Healthcare Homes Group Limited runs 29 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Outstanding, 23 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

  • Foxgrove Residential Home
    Felixstowe, Suffolk · IP11 9PU · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Meadow House Nursing Home
    Swaffham, Norfolk · PE37 8DD · Nursing home · 38 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Aldringham Court
    Leiston, Suffolk · IP16 4QF · Nursing home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Barking Hall Nursing Home
    Needham Market, Suffolk · IP6 8HJ · Nursing home · 49 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Bilney Hall
    Dereham, Norfolk · NR20 4AL · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Fornham House Residential Home
    Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · IP31 1SR · Residential care home · 88 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago

All 29 homes run by Healthcare Homes Group Limited →

Care homes nearby

  • Fern Brook Lodge
    Gillingham, Dorset · SP8 4QD · Nursing home · 75 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Mellowes Care Home
    Gillingham, Dorset · SP8 4RE · Nursing home · 45 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Mulberry Court
    Gillingham, Dorset · SP8 4RE · Residential care home · 12 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Sursum Limited Bramley House
    Mere, Wiltshire · BA12 6JN · Residential care home · 42 beds5.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Castle Lodge Care Home
    Warminster, Wiltshire · BA12 6LA · Residential care home · 75 beds5.3 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Hays House Nursing Home
    Shaftesbury, Wiltshire · SP7 9JR · Nursing home · 43 beds6.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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