Care home · Salisbury
Bourne House
Illustrative photo, not of Bourne House- Address
- 1 Mitre Way, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6GW
- Run by
- The Orders Of St. John Care Trust (55 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 72 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- August 2019 (7 years)
- Part of
- Orders of St John Care Trust
- Registered manager
- Kamila Bevan
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1995 (31 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03073089)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Oct 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-7354860385
An overview of Bourne House
Bourne House is a CQC-registered nursing home in Salisbury, run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2022). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Old Sarum; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The provider had good systems to manage any risks people faced and help keep them safe.
- People were supported to take any medicines they had been prescribed.
- Staff had a good understanding of people's needs and how to meet them.
- New staff were thoroughly checked before starting work in the home and given a good induction.
Inspected 26 September 2022; report published 15 October 2022; supporting 72 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Rating history
- Jul 2017
- May 2018
- Apr 2019
- Aug 2019
- Oct 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 15 October 2022
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
- Council
- Wiltshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- NHS planning area
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Larger rural, further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SP4 (10)
View on OpenStreetMap · How to get there · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Close by
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 12 stops within 600 m
- Shop The Co-operative Food, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Fitness Trail, 760 m (9 min walk)
- Café 750 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 570 m (7 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The registered provider
Bourne House is run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust (company 03073089), incorporated in 1995, 24 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 12 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
The Orders Of St. John Care Trust runs 55 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 51 of the 54 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (94%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
14 of its services are in Wiltshire.
It trades under the Orders of St John Care Trust brand, which covers 58 services run by 3 registered providers.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe130 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Effective144 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Caring146 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Responsive142 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Well-led131 of 156 in Wiltshire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 15 October 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wiltshire share it.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Likely fees
We estimate Bourne House at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
With savings below £23,250, Wiltshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Around Salisbury
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Avon Court, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min), a park (9 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Bourne House over the years
CQC registration dates from August 2019, so the service has been operating for around 7 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2017–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
At 4 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
Reading Bourne House's CQC ratings
Bourne House has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 130 of the 155 other care homes in Wiltshire that CQC has rated.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Bourne House on The Care Panel so far.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Wiltshire, 89% of the 156 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2022) is more recent than 46% of care home ratings in Wiltshire.
- With 72 beds it is larger than 93% of care homes in Wiltshire, where the typical home has 21.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 23% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wiltshire lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Wiltshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Similar care homes near Old Sarum, rated recently
- Avon CourtDec 2024
- Bradbury HouseNov 2025
What families ask about Bourne House
- Which provider runs Bourne House?
- On CQC's register the provider is The Orders Of St. John Care Trust.
- How many residents can Bourne House take?
- Bourne House has 72 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Is Bourne House rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What are Bourne House's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Bourne House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Bourne House a registered provider?
- Yes. Bourne House is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-7354860385) and was rated Good overall in October 2022.
- What is Bourne House's address?
- It is at 1 Mitre Way, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6GW.
- What type of care does Bourne House provide?
- Bourne House is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When was Bourne House last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 15 October 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Bourne House registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
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