Care home · Ferndown
Fairlawn
Illustrative photo, not of Fairlawn- Address
- St Marys Road, Ferndown, BH22 9HB
- Run by
- Care South (16 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1014697)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 64 (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 care-south.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Care South
- Registered manager
- Tina Louise Vincent
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1990 (35 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02565033)
- Last CQC check
- 16 Jan 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-119691614
Fairlawn at a glance
Fairlawn is a CQC-registered residential care home in Ferndown, run by Care South. 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 (January 2021). It is one of 20 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ferndown; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 5 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 16 January 2021.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe97 of 103 in Dorset
- Effective97 of 102 in Dorset
- Caring93 of 102 in Dorset
- Responsive94 of 102 in Dorset
- Well-led87 of 103 in Dorset
Source: CQC, published 16 January 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Dorset share it.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Church Road, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).
12 of the 18 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Ferndown North ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 pharmacy (1 min), a shop (2 min), a park (3 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading Fairlawn's CQC ratings
Fairlawn 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 86 of the 102 other care homes in Dorset that CQC has rated.
Earlier inspections
- Aug 2016
- Feb 2019
- Sep 2019
- Jan 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 16 January 2021
- CQC inspection report 10 September 2019
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 5 August 2016
- Inspection report 15 January 2014
- Inspection report 29 May 2013
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 4 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 "Fairlawn"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Ferndown North
- Council
- Dorset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Christchurch
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BH22 (20)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 280 m (3 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Orchid House Surgery, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Rowlands Pharmacy, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Tesco, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Park Millennium Park, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Café The Beacon Café, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Brethren Church, 40 m (1 min walk)
- Library Ferndown Library, 250 m (3 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
What it may cost
We estimate Fairlawn 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Dorset Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
What inspectors found
- Improvements had been made to planned staffing levels.
- The improvements had been sustained following our last inspection.
- There was a focus on recruitment and retention of staff at Fairlawn.
- People, their relatives and staff told us this had improved.
Inspected 4 January 2021; report published 16 January 2021; supporting 60 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The registered provider
Fairlawn is run by Care South (company 02565033), incorporated in 1990, 19 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 10 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Care South runs 16 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 16 of the 16 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
5 of its services are in Dorset.
It trades under the Care South brand, which covers 16 services run by 1 registered provider.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Fairlawn yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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How Fairlawn compares
- Rated Good. Across Dorset, 94% of the 103 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 6 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2021) is more recent than 24% of care home ratings in Dorset.
- With 64 beds it is larger than 82% of care homes in Dorset, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 94% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Dorset lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Dorset. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Fairlawn: common questions
- Does Fairlawn support people with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- How recent is Fairlawn's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 16 January 2021, 5 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What is Fairlawn's address?
- It is at St Marys Road, Ferndown, BH22 9HB.
- Is Fairlawn regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Fairlawn is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-119691614) and was rated Good overall in January 2021.
- What kind of care can Fairlawn offer?
- Fairlawn is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- What are Fairlawn's fees?
- Fairlawn has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Fairlawn rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Fairlawn: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How many residents can Fairlawn take?
- Fairlawn is registered for up to 64 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Fairlawn?
- CQC lists Care South as the provider responsible for Fairlawn.
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