Care home · Ferndown
Summerhill Residential Care Home
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- 46 Glenwood Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0ER
- Run by
- Summerhill Care (Dorset) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 15 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2025 (1 year)
- Registered manager
- Denise Kim Hayward
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2024 (2 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 15909333)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Mar 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-21855038730
The service in brief
Summerhill Residential Care Home in Ferndown is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Summerhill Care (Dorset) Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2018). It is one of 20 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ferndown; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Summerhill Residential Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 86 of the 102 other care homes in Dorset that CQC has rated.
Summerhill Residential Care Home over the years
Registered in June 2025, it has 1 year on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
At 7 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.
The registered provider has changed since the last rating, so it reflects the old provider; the current one has not been inspected here yet.
Earlier inspections
- Aug 2016
- Dec 2018
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 15 April 2025 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 "SUMMERHILL CARE (DORSET) LIMITED"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- West Moors & Three Legged Cross
- Council
- Dorset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Christchurch
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BH22 (20)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 480 m (6 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Shop Tesco Express, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Park Fryer Field Recreation Ground, 870 m (11 min walk)
- Café Buds & Beans, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Anthony, 540 m (7 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Likely fees
We estimate Summerhill Residential 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Dorset Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The five key questions
- 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
From CQC's latest report, published 11 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Dorset share it.
Around Ferndown
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 Chestnut Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).
17 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in West Moors & Three Legged Cross ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Dorset ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (6 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who the service is registered for
As listed with the regulator.
Ownership and company checks
Summerhill Residential Care Home is run by Summerhill Care (dorset) Limited (company 15909333), incorporated in 2024.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
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Where Summerhill Residential Care Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Dorset, 94% of the 103 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 6 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2018) is more recent than 13% of care home ratings in Dorset.
- With 15 beds it is smaller than 86% of care homes in Dorset, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2025: it has been registered longer than 8% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 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.
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Ferndown
- Clarence HouseJul 2025
- Chestnut LodgeOct 2025
What families ask about Summerhill Residential Care Home
- How big is Summerhill Residential Care Home?
- Summerhill Residential Care Home has 15 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who runs Summerhill Residential Care Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Summerhill Care (Dorset) Limited.
- How much does care from Summerhill Residential Care Home cost?
- Summerhill Residential Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How is Summerhill Residential Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What type of care does Summerhill Residential Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Summerhill Residential Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What is Summerhill Residential Care Home's address?
- It is at 46 Glenwood Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0ER.
- Is Summerhill Residential Care Home registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Summerhill Residential Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-21855038730 and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
- Is Summerhill Residential Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When did CQC last rate Summerhill Residential Care Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 11 December 2018, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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