Care home · Bournemouth
Talbot View
Illustrative photo, not of Talbot View- Address
- 66 Ensbury Avenue, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 4HG
- Run by
- Care South (16 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 59 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Care South
- Registered manager
- Dawn Jeanette Hand
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1990 (35 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02565033)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Feb 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-119691848
About Talbot View
Talbot View is a CQC-registered residential care home in Bournemouth, 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 (February 2025). It is one of 62 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bournemouth; 61 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Track record
Talbot View has been registered with CQC since November 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2025), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 3 March 2022.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 25 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Piers, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wallisdown & Winton West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Dorset ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min), a park (5 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Costs to expect
We estimate Talbot View 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.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Who runs it
Talbot View 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.
8 of its services are in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
It trades under the Care South brand, which covers 16 services run by 1 registered provider.
What inspectors found
- Talbot View is registered to provide care and support for up to 59 people.
- The service provides residential care for older adults, some of whom are living with dementia.
- At the time of this assessment, there were 56 people living at the service.
- People told us they were happy with the care and support they received from Talbot View.
Inspected 24 February 2022; report published 3 March 2022; supporting 56 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
How the scores break down
CQC's single assessment framework gives every quality statement a score out of 4, then reports each key question as a percentage. Averaged across the five areas, Talbot View scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 27 January 2025, published 10 February 2025 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Past CQC ratings
- Jun 2015
- Jul 2016
- Aug 2018
- Mar 2022
- Feb 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 3 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 9 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 7 July 2016
- CQC inspection report 8 June 2015
- Inspection report 24 December 2013
- Inspection report 14 December 2012
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 23 January 2025 by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Talbot View Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Wallisdown & Winton West
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Integrated care board
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 21 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Denmark Road Medical Centre, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Pharmacy Columbia Late Night Pharmacy, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Shop M & A Romania Shop, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Park 410 m (5 min walk)
- Café Slades Park Pavilion, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victories and St Bernadette, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Library Ensbury Park Library, 290 m (4 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.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score121 of 127 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Effective75% score117 of 127 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Caring75% score119 of 127 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Responsive75% score115 of 127 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Well-led75% score115 of 127 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 10 February 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 114 of the 126 other care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
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Where Talbot View stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 96% of the 127 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 8 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2025) is more recent than 54% of care home ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- With 59 beds it is larger than 79% of care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where the typical home has 24.
- 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Talbot View
- Does Talbot View support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- How recent is Talbot View's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 10 February 2025, 1 year ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Where is Talbot View based?
- It is at 66 Ensbury Avenue, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 4HG.
- Is Talbot View regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-119691848 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in February 2025.
- What type of care does Talbot View provide?
- Registration for Talbot View covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- How much does care from Talbot View cost?
- We don't have published prices from Talbot View yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How is Talbot View 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.
- How big is Talbot View?
- Talbot View is registered for up to 59 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Talbot View?
- Talbot View is run by Care South, the registered provider on the CQC register.
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