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Maiden Castle House

12-14 Gloucester Road, Dorchester, DT1 2NJ

Goodpublished 6 November 2025, 9 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 Maiden Castle House on 11 June 2021. 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 Maiden Castle House

5 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. June 2021Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. December 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
    Effective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. July 2019Goodstayed Good
    Effective: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. December 2016Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. April 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. June 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. May 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. November 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 November 2010.

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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