Care Home Ratings
Residential care home

Dunster Lodge Residential Home

Manor Road, Minehead, TA24 6EW

Overall CQC rating

Not rated
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Last inspected 17 September 2019

Report published 5 Oct 2019

Local healthcare

Nearest A&E

Musgrove Park Hospital

44.5% of patients seen within 4 hours (Jan 2026)

19.5 mi

Nearest GP surgery

Minehead Medical Centre

0.9 mi

1 within 2 mi

Nearest pharmacy

Alcombe Pharmacy

0.4 mi

5 within 2 mi

Nearest dentist

1 mi

1 within 2 mi

Healthcare locations from OpenStreetMap. Distances are approximate (straight line).

Area information

Council-funded care home fees

Average rates paid by Somerset (2025–26)

£805

per week, residential

£832

per week, nursing

Self-funded residents typically pay more. These are the rates local authorities pay providers on behalf of council-funded residents.

Recorded crime nearby

Street-level crimes reported in this area (December 2025)

90

Most common: violent crime

Elderly population

22.6% of people in Somerset are aged 65 or over

47.4

beds per 1,000 aged 65+

Fee data from DHSC. Crime data from police.uk. Population data from ONS. All under the Open Government Licence.

Details

Number of beds19
Local authoritySomerset
RegionSouth West
Last inspected17 September 2019
Registered with CQC since27 November 2015

Services and specialisms

Caring for adults over 65 yrs

Ratings and inspection data from the Care Quality Commission under the Open Government Licence. Hospital data from OpenStreetMap.

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