Nursing home · Dorset

The Mellowes Care Home

Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4RE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago
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The Mellowes Care Home is a nursing home in Gillingham in Dorset, run by Park Healthcare Limited. It has 45 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published May 2022, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. For comparison, 94% of care homes in Dorset are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 May 2022 Rated 4 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?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Rating inherited from this home's previous registration (for example after a change of provider).

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

How it compares in Dorset

The Mellowes Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 79 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

Park Healthcare Limited runs 4 care homes registered with CQC: 4 Good.

  • Colbury House
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO40 2RX · Nursing home · 58 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Hays House Nursing Home
    Shaftesbury, Wiltshire · SP7 9JR · Nursing home · 43 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The Cedars Nursing Home
    Shaftesbury, Dorset · SP7 8DF · Nursing home · 32 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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