Care home · Weymouth
Trafalgar Care Home
Typical fee here £1,370–£1,680 a week Estimate
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- 207 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LF
- Run by
- Trafalgar Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 29 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on agincare.com)
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on agincare.com)
- Couples
- Couples welcome (as stated on agincare.com)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2011 (14 years)
- Part of
- Agincare
- Registered manager
- Emily Macfarlane
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07185478)
- Last CQC check
- 28 Jan 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-339875071
About Trafalgar Care Home
Trafalgar Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Weymouth, run by Trafalgar Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (January 2026). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 17 CQC-registered care homes in and around Weymouth; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
There are 20 other care homes within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Primrose Lodge Weymouth, under 0.5 miles away.
7 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Radipole ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Dorset ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (1 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings over time
- Dec 2016
- Jun 2019
- Apr 2021
- May 2021
- Oct 2021
- Apr 2022
- Mar 2023
- Mar 2025
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 31 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 20 April 2022
- CQC inspection report 21 October 2021
- CQC inspection report 20 May 2021
- CQC inspection report 10 April 2021
- CQC inspection report 25 June 2019
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 1 September 2026 by Dorset. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Trafalgar Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Radipole
- Council
- Dorset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DT4 (15)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway, 930 m (12 min walk)
- GP surgery Dorchester Road Surgery, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Wessex Pharmacies, 910 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Lidl, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Park Radipole Park, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Café Mumma Bee's Cafe, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Augustine, 460 m (6 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What it may cost
We estimate Trafalgar Care Home at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Dorset Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The inspection, summarised
- The service provides support to older people and people who are living with dementia.
- Off-site activity started on 5 November and ended on 21 November 2025.
- We conducted this assessment to review an action plan request issued in March 2025.
- People and relatives expressed mixed views about the service they received at Trafalgar Care Home.
Inspected 2 March 2023; report published 31 March 2023; supporting 26 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Registered in November 2011, it has 14 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 9 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 31 March 2023.
The registered provider
Trafalgar Care Home is run by Trafalgar Care Limited (company 07185478), incorporated in 2010, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
It trades under the Agincare brand, which covers 91 services run by 28 registered providers.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe6 of 103 in Dorset
- Effective3 of 102 in Dorset
- Caring2 of 102 in Dorset
- Responsive2 of 102 in Dorset
- Well-led10 of 103 in Dorset
As rated by CQC, published 28 January 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Dorset share it.
Reading Trafalgar Care Home's CQC ratings
Area by area, Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Dorset, 6 of 103 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (6%), while 3 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (3%), while 2 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (2%), while 2 of 102 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (2%), while 10 of 103 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (10%).
The Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Family reviews
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Trafalgar Care Home against its area
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Dorset, 94% of the 103 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 6 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2026) is more recent than 80% of care home ratings in Dorset.
- With 29 beds it is smaller than 54% of care homes in Dorset, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 61% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Dorset lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (6% of care homes in Dorset are also rated below Good here); Effective (3% of care homes in Dorset are also rated below Good here); Caring (2% of care homes in Dorset are also rated below Good here); Responsive (2% of care homes in Dorset are also rated below Good here); Well-led (10% of care homes in Dorset are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Dorset, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Trafalgar Care Home
- Is Trafalgar Care Home registered with CQC?
- Yes. Trafalgar Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-339875071) and was rated Requires improvement overall in January 2026.
- What is Trafalgar Care Home's address?
- It is at 207 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LF.
- What kind of care can Trafalgar Care Home offer?
- Trafalgar Care Home is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When was Trafalgar Care Home last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 28 January 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Trafalgar Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Which provider runs Trafalgar Care Home?
- Trafalgar Care Limited is the registered provider for Trafalgar Care Home.
- How big is Trafalgar Care Home?
- CQC capacity for Trafalgar Care Home: 29 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How did Trafalgar Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Trafalgar Care Home charge?
- Trafalgar Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
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