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Quality
Outstanding CQC · inspected Jun 2019
Costs
From £7,270 / month (estimate)
Availability
Vacancies currently available
Location
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Amberwood House is a care home with nursing in Ferndown, South West, operated by Colten Care (1693) Limited since 2010. The home has 55 beds and is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. Qualified nursing staff are on-site 24 hours.
Care & Medical
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Daily Life
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5 activities listed
Individual and group options available6 dining services listed
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2 feature groups available
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Safety & Quality
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Costs & Funding
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Typical weekly care cost
From £1,672 per week
≈ £7,270 per month
Estimate based on 52 weeks / 12 months.
You may pay less if eligible for Local Authority or NHS CHC funding.
This home accepts council and NHS funding. Our Funding Calculator checks whether you qualify — covering NHS Continuing Healthcare, council support and Deferred Payment Agreements.
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NHS Continuing Care Funding rate accepted. Weekly fees depend on individual assessment and requirements.
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Family Feedback
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We summarise key patterns from family feedback to speed up your shortlist.
RightCareHome analyses publicly available family reviews to surface patterns that matter most.
Public feedback is still limited for this home. We show early patterns below to support your visit planning.
Staff mentioned in 4 reviews — Families consistently praise the caring and attentive staff
Most frequent family priorities:
Potential risk signals to validate during your visit:
Details on care delivery and personalisation
Families need to know how individual needs are met.
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Clarity on family communication protocols
Regular updates are crucial for peace of mind.
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Common positive phrases seen across family feedback:
Repeated concern phrases and risk checks:
No recurring risk phrases detected yet, but review coverage is limited. Use the checks above to validate risk areas.
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Location & Practical
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Headline signal shown, deeper context available in the report
Neighbourhood metrics for this home are still being validated. Travel planning details can be included in your shortlist report.
Next Steps
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Is the latest CQC report visible in reception?
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What are staffing levels on day and night shifts?
Shows whether support is consistent around the clock.
How are families updated when needs change?
Communication is usually a top concern for relatives.
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Home Intelligence
This page helps you shortlist. The Home Intelligence report helps you verify Amberwood House across regulation, staffing, reviews, food hygiene, finances and local context.
Public warning signs are already visible
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Public signals already visible on this page
May we speak with a current resident family member?
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Ownership structure, overdue accounts, director changes and insolvency markers.
Useful if you want to avoid being surprised by hidden business stress.
Independent staff sentiment, hiring pressure and continuity clues that affect day-to-day care.
Helps you judge whether continuity of care may be affected.
Repeated complaints, worsening themes over time and gaps a star rating can hide.
Shows what a headline rating or review average cannot explain.
Inspection pattern, sub-scores and context behind the current hygiene badge.
More useful than a single food hygiene score on its own.
Rating age, domain-level weaknesses, enforcement history and quality trajectory.
Tells you whether a reassuring rating still deserves confidence.
The report turns findings into practical questions to ask the manager during your visit.
Turns analysis into a better visit and a better decision.
What directory pages usually show
Helpful for an initial shortlist, but not enough on their own when you are close to deciding.
What the report verifies
Examples of the extra context and decision checks the report adds before your visit.
CQC rating and a quick quality summary
How old the rating is, whether the trend is changing, and which domains deserve extra scrutiny.
Star ratings and a handful of review snippets
Repeated complaints, recent shifts in sentiment, and whether family feedback is thinning out or getting worse.
Headline fees and basic provider information
Whether costs look high for the area and whether the operator shows signs of financial strain.
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CQC standing
Outstanding
Nearby avg: Good
At or above nearby average
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