- Care home
Blandford Grange Care Home
Assessment report published 2 October 2025
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Date of assessment: 19 August 2025 to 27 August 2025. We visited the service unannounced on 19 August 2025 and announced on 20 August 2025.
Blandford Grange Care Home is a nursing care home providing personal and nursing care to people aged 65 and over. The home can accommodate up to 63 people in a purpose-built building. The accommodation is over three floors with a lounge and dining area on each floor.
At the time of the assessment the service supported 54 people.
This assessment was prompted by concerns raised with us about the safety and management of the service.
During the inspection weassessed the quality statements under the key questions of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
People received safe and dignified care and support from well-trained, knowledgeable staff. There were enough staff on duty to promptly meet people’s needs. Risks to people were understood and managed effectively to reduce the likelihood of harm. Staff knew how to safeguard people and protect their well-being.
Staff supported people to live healthy lives. Meals were nutritionally balanced and met people’s dietary needs. People were encouraged to be mobile, where possible, and to take part in activities and socialise with others.
The provider’s culture was based on openness and respect. The registered manager and staff team were committed to providing safe and compassionate care. They valued people, relatives, and staff and listened to their views. Regular audits were used to ensure most areas of the service were running effectively. However, these didn’t identify some of the shortfalls in medicine procedures we found.
People's experience of this service
People and relatives were happy with the quality of care at Blandford Grange Care Home and made many positive comments about the service.
People described the staff as, ‘friendly and supportive’ and ‘amazing’. They told us they were involved in care planning and satisfied with the care they received. They praised the cleanliness of their home and said the food was ‘lovely’.
Everyone we spoke with or received feedback from described an improvement in the service recently and praised the management team for the positive changes they had made.