Gainsborough Care Home
Residential care home · Swanage
53 Ulwell Road, Swanage, BH19 1LQ
Run by Gainsborough Care Home Limited
- GoodCQC · Jul 2025
- 8.0Our score
- Beds48
- Type of careResidential
- Phone01929 253106
Latest inspection
- Inspected on 30 July 2025
What the inspectors rate
- SafeGood
- EffectiveGood
- CaringGood
- ResponsiveGood
- Well-ledGood
- Regulator
- Care Quality Commission
- Registered as
- Gainsborough Care Home
- Status
- Registered in England
- Latest rating
- Good
- Register number
- 1-505316381
From the public register of the Care Quality Commission, checked on 2 November 2026.
About Gainsborough Care Home
Gainsborough Care Home provides residential, dementia and respite care for older people in Swanage. The home sits within a wider care service that also covers nursing and other forms of support, while the local listing specifically presents Gainsborough as a care home for residential, dementia and respite needs.
Families can use the wider service’s care advisers to discuss options, assessments and funding, including the possibility of arranging care quickly when needs and location allow. A short-term trial is available through the wider provider for home or live-in care, but it should not be assumed to apply to this residential home.
Care on offer
- Care homes
Compared with Swanage
Nearest
| Name | Distance | Official rating | Our score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifftop Care HomeSwanage | 0.2 miles | Good | 8.0 | |
| Walc HouseSwanage | 0.9 miles | Good | 8.0 | |
| Heathcote Care HomeSwanage | 0.9 miles | Good | 8.0 | |
| Dragonfly Care HomeSwanage | 2.1 miles | |||
| Marjorie HousePoole | 5.8 miles | Good | 8.0 |
What stands out
What stands out
- Residential, dementia and respite provision
Suits: Older people needing residential, dementia or respite care
Types of care
Also works on: residential
Location
53 Ulwell Road, Swanage, BH19 1LQ
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Questions families ask
How much does Gainsborough Care Home cost?
The CQC register does not list fees, so ask Gainsborough Care Home for its weekly fee. As a guide, Dorset council paid on average £1,254 a week for a residential care place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025, against £982 across England (GOV.UK adult social care finance report). People who pay for their own care are usually charged more than councils pay.
Who pays for a place in this home?
Ask Gainsborough Care Home whether it takes residents funded by Dorset council and what it charges people who pay for themselves. In England the council may help after a needs assessment and a financial assessment if savings and assets are below £23,250 (2026 to 2027 rules). People whose needs are mainly health needs may qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare, which pays the full fee.