Selwood House Care Home

Chestnut Road, Charlton Down, Dorchester DT2 9FN
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9.9 21 Reviews
  • Selwood House Care Home, Dorchester
Designed to be a real home-from-home for residents, Selwood House provides a luxury lifestyle, enabling people to continue living life the way they choose, with the added benefit of having company and no chores.

A new setting, situated in Charlton Down near Dorchester, the home specialises in residential care, dementia care, and short-term respite care, and can accommodate up to eighty-four people.

Every corner of the home has been carefully designed to promote a positive lifestyle for residents. With state-of-the-art facilities to cater to various care needs, the home also offers plenty of amenities to ensure residents continue to enjoy each day. From a visit to the pub, cinema or hair and beauty salon to spending time with friends and visitors in the bistro café, Selwood House is a fantastic setting to begin the next chapter of life.

Selwood House has a dedicated well-being team on hand to get to know residents' hobbies and interests to support them to continue their interests. The team also work hard to build connections with the local community, making the care home a welcoming hub for local community groups.

Care Provided by Selwood House Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability
  • Mental Health Condition
  • No Medical Intervention
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 85 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Autism/ASD
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Becky Green (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 60+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (85)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (83)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Last Refurbishment: 2023

Funding & Fees Guide for Selwood House Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,625
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,625
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,675
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,675
  • Our fees are based on an assessment of care needs being undertaken before moving into our care home. Your accommodation, food, activities, entertainment, hairdressing, chiropody, and newspapers are all included in your ‘all inclusive’ care home fee.


  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Selwood House Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting
  • Visitors welcome at all times, but please avoid meal times if possible.


  • Parking
  • There is a visitor's car park on site.


Selwood House Care Home Reviews (21)

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9.9

Selwood House Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.875) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Selwood House Care Home has 21 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care for my father has been fantastic. All staff have taken the time to get to know him and make him feel at home. The food is excellent, and the option to book a private dining area for family get-togethers has worked really well.
The weekly trips out and daily indoor activities have been great
fun for my father, keeping him entertained and stimulated sufficiently for his stage of dementia. I’ve been regularly updated on his care and all staff have made me feel welcome when I come to visit. I would thoroughly recommend this care home.

Reply from Ben Marsden, Customer Relations Manager at Selwood House Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Selwood House Care Home. We are delighted to hear how pleased you have been with our care for your father. We will pass your kind words on to the staff team and are very pleased that he's settled in so well with us here at Selwood House.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.875)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.875) out of 10 for Selwood House Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.875 for Selwood House Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (220 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 248 Ratings = 4.875

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Selwood House Care Home is based on 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 85 registered maximum number of service users is 17, which has been reached with 21 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (2)

Becky

Becky Green

Job Title: Home Manager

Becky is a committed and dedicated Home Manager who is passionate about enriching the lives of our residents by delivery the highest standards of care and quality of life. She is passionate about promoting individual choice for residents, allowing them to feel empowered. Becky operates an open-door policy and welcomes families and residents to pop in any time for a chat over a cup of tea.


Fern

Fern Fletcher

Job Title: Home Administrator

Joined: 2023

Fern is our Home Administrator at Selwood House, she looks after all the paperwork and administration for our care home. Fern is looking forward to getting to know our families and residents.