Care South

At Care South we pride ourselves in delivering quality care for older people in our residential homes and to people of all age groups in their own homes.

We believe that all care should be delivered with skill and understanding, and meet the needs of the individual. To ensure this we have highly trained and caring staff in both our residential homes and available to visit you in your own home.

Care South is a not–for–profit company and registered charity. Care South changed its name in 2005 from The Dorset Trust (established in 1991) to Care South as it is a far more appropriate name which simply describes what we deliver and where. Despite a change of name nothing has changed with regard to the ethos of the company and striving to provide quality care to our residents and clients remains our most important objective.

We hope that you enjoy navigating through our site and get a feel for which of our services would best suit you or your relative. Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have.



Residents of Care South Castle Dene in Throop, Bournemouth celebrated the home being 50 years old on 21 October 2008. The Mayor of Bournemouth Councillor Stephen Chappell attended to formally mark the occasion continuing the home’s tradition of inviting the Mayor as it was formally opened by the Mayor of Bournemouth, Counsellor Henry Brown JP on 21 October 1958.	Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra visited Care South Sussexdown on Wednesday 8 October 2008 to formally name Sussexdown’s Dementia Unit, ‘Princess Alexandra House’. Her Royal Highness was greeted by the Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex together with local dignitaries. Pictured above unveiling the plaque HRH Princess Alexandra and Mrs Felicity Irwin DL, Chairman of Care South (left).	This years AGM was held at the RNLI lifeboat college, Poole, on October 15th. Over 90 guests attended including The Worshipful, The Mayor of Poole Councillor Mrs Joyce Lavender and The Mayor of Bournemouth Councillor Stephen Chappell MA (Oxon). Pictured above (L to R) are Paul Webber and Julie Gallagher Care Team Managers at Heathlands, Nick Holman, Home Manager at Heathlands and Ann Teversham, Deputy Home Manager at Castle Dene.

Delivering quality care is what Care South does well and has worked hard to provide and maintain.

Felicity Irwin DL
Chairman