Dorset care homes and Dorset nursing homes

Your guide to residential and nursing care homes including specialist learning disability, respite, EMI and dementia in Dorset. For further information click on a home in the list below or alternatively select one of the county's districts from the list on the right hand side.

Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north west, Wiltshire to the north and Hampshire to the east. The county is largely known for its coastline – the Jurassic Coast – that features land forms such as Durdle Door. Dorset’s county town is Dorchester. Other major towns include the holiday resorts of Bournemouth, Swanage, Lyme Regis, Poole and Weymouth. Dorset’s total population is about 700,000.

  • Auckland Rest Home

    Dementia, Older People

    2 Ken Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 3ET

  • Fernhill

    Dementia, Older People

    122 Ringwood Road, Longham, Ferndown, BH22 9AW

  • The Piers

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    166 Columbia Road, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 4DT

  • Portelet House Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    22 Grand Avenue, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 3SY

  • Castle View

    Older People

    Bridport Road, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 2NH

  • Foxes Moon Residential Home

    Dementia

    40 Ringwood Road, St Ives, Ringwood, BH24 2NY

  • The Homestead

    Older People

    101 West Bay Road, Bridport, DT6 4AY

  • Magna Care Centre

    Older People

    Arrowsmith Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3BQ

  • Thornfield Care Home, Ferndown

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    434 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9AY

  • Blue Roof Bungalow Care Home

    Learning disability

    Mill Road North, Throop, Bournemouth, BH8 0DW