Home Care in Dorchester

Dorchester • Dorset

Care at home for families across Dorchester

Protocol Healthcare Services provides trusted home care in Dorchester for older people, adults with disabilities and anyone who needs a little more support to stay safe and independent at home. Our Bournemouth office coordinates care right across Dorset and the South Coast, so families in the county town can rely on Care Professionals who understand the area, from the historic streets around Fordington and Maumbury Rings to the newer neighbourhoods of Poundbury.

Whether you are looking for a short daily visit to help a parent get up and dressed, or full-time live-in support after a hospital stay, we build the care around the person, not the other way round. Every Care Professional we place is vetted with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training before they support you, and the same familiar faces return wherever possible so trust can grow.

Home care services we provide in Dorchester

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge that makes a difference in Dorchester

Dorchester is Dorset's county town, a Roman market town where a large and settled older population lives alongside busy family neighbourhoods. Many of the people we support want to stay close to familiar routines, whether that is a morning coffee along South Street and High West Street, a slower walk through Borough Gardens, or watching the world go by near the Roman amphitheatre at Maumbury Rings. Our care is designed to keep those routines going, not replace them, and to help people remain in the home and community they know.

We regularly support people coming home from Dorset County Hospital, run by Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which serves Dorchester and much of west and north Dorset. Getting the first few weeks at home right matters, so after a hospital stay we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support, and we keep in close contact with families and district nurses to spot any problems early. This hospital-to-home support is often what helps a discharge go smoothly and prevents an avoidable return to a ward.

Adult social care in the town is overseen by Dorset Council. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask Dorset Council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many of the families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different funding routes work so you can make a confident decision. You can read more on our paying for care guide, or learn about our wider coverage across Dorset and the South Coast.

Areas of Dorchester we cover

We arrange home care across Dorchester and the surrounding DT1 and DT2 villages, including:

• Poundbury
• Fordington
• Victoria Park
• Prince of Wales
• Maumbury
• Charminster
• Charlton Down
• Martinstown
• Broadmayne
• Crossways
• Puddletown
• Stinsford