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.



Rachel Watkins of Dorset House has won Care Newcomer at the National Care Awards 2008 which were held at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel on 29th November. Care Assistant Rachel said, “It’s hard to put into words how I felt when my name was read out, and I couldn’t believe it was true.” Rachel is pictured above with TV personality Tony Robinson, to her right, and John Nash Skills for Care, South West.	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).	The skill and commitment of staff from Somerset Home Care Division was recently celebrated at the Somerset Social Care Awards, when three members of staff were finalists in the Outstanding Care and Support Staff categories. Claire Tailby, an Initial Response Worker went on to win her category. The Somerset Social Care Awards was hosted by Chris Vacher, presenter of BBC Points West.

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

Felicity Irwin DL
Chairman