Care home
Seacliff Care Home
Care home in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Seacliff Care Home
Care home in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
What do these badges mean?
- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Seacliff Care Home is a 24-bed care home in Bournemouth, Dorset. It is registered to provide residential care and nursing care to older people. The home was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2023, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 26 April 2023 · Last inspected 17 April 2023
Inspectors found that Seacliff Care Home, which supports up to 24 older people, some living with dementia, provides care in a safe setting with enough staff who knew how to raise concerns. Staff described feeling valued and spoke well of the home's leadership, and people had risk assessments that aimed to support their choices and daily lives. The overall rating moved from requires improvement to good.
- Quality checks and audits were in place, with a focus on continual improvement.
- Medicines procedures were strengthened, and the earlier recommendation on safe medicines management was acted on.
- Staff were safely recruited, numbers were sufficient, and staff were confident that concerns would be followed up.
- People were supported to make choices and keep control of their lives in the least restrictive way, and the home was clean with effective infection controls.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
674 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,173 |
| 2025 | £1,220 |
What Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Seacliff Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 1.9 miles away. The local GP practice is SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Bournemouth
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Faithworks Wessex
Our charitable objects are given life through a number of projects, including: homelessness outreach, befriending of carers, supported placements for adults with learning disabilities, food banks,…
Age Concern Bournemouth
Age Concern Bournemouth, Poole & East Dorset works with and for people over 55 in Bournemouth, Poole & East Dorset. Activities include social clubs and centres, information & advice,…
PramaLife
Charitable community and outreach activities including dementia clubs, respite club, social pop-in clubs, coffee mornings, special interest groups, carers support groups, befriending, transport,…
Parent Carer Foundation
We offer compassionate relief, guidance, advocacy, support & counselling to parents, carers of children, young people, including adults with SEN/D. Our mission is to connect with &…
Leonardo Carer Support
Our mission is to ensure all unpaid carers across Dorset access meaningful advice and support to enable carers to have the quality of life they want, need and deserve. We support unpaid/voluntary…
Broadstone Age Concern Day Centre
We run a day centre on most Tuesdays. Part of the funding of the day centre comes from our charity shop (which only sells items donated by members & members of the public).
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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