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Glencairn Residential Home

16-17 Cornwall Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RU

Goodpublished 21 January 2026, 7 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Glencairn Residential Home on 10 June 2023. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Glencairn Residential Home

3 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. June 2023Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. March 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  3. November 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. July 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good
  5. February 2022

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 February 2022.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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