Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 52 Service Users
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
From the first time we visited, we have been treated with care, kindness and friendship.Stephen W(Son of Resident/Service User)
Without exception the staff are kind, competent and enthusiastic and always helpful.Richard J(Husband of Resident/Service User)
From the first time we visited, we have been treated with care, kindness and friendship.Stephen W(Son of Resident/Service User)
Without exception the staff are kind, competent and enthusiastic and always helpful.Richard J(Husband of Resident/Service User)
For almost 30 years, Abbey View has provided residential and nursing care in the historic Dorset town of Sherborne. Just a short walk from the town's abbey, shops and cafés, the home enjoys a setting that helps residents remain connected to the community they know and love.
Inside, thoughtfully designed living spaces provide opportunities to socialise, relax or spend time with family and friends, while the gardens offer a peaceful place...
For almost 30 years, Abbey View has provided residential and nursing care in the historic Dorset town of Sherborne. Just a short walk from the town's abbey, shops and cafés, the home enjoys a setting that helps residents remain connected to the community they know and love.
Inside, thoughtfully designed living spaces provide opportunities to socialise, relax or spend time with family and friends, while the gardens offer a peaceful place to enjoy the changing seasons. A popular hair salon and specialist hydrotherapy bath further support comfort and wellbeing, becoming valued parts of everyday life for many residents.
A dedicated companionship team creates a varied programme of activities, events and outings, from creative sessions to community visits, encouraging residents to stay connected with their interests and enjoy each day at a pace that feels right for them.
Residential and nursing care is delivered by an experienced clinical team who take time to understand every resident as a person. As part of the award-winning Colten Care group, recognised as the 2025 National Care Award winner for Medium-Sized Provider and a carehome.co.uk Top 20 Group for 11 consecutive years, Abbey View combines expertise with the welcoming atmosphere that has made it a part of the Sherborne community for nearly 30 years. Freshly prepared meals, attentive hospitality and carefully maintained surroundings complete the experience.
Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (September 2023), Abbey View offers expert care, genuine warmth and the reassurance that residents can continue to live with comfort, purpose and dignity.
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Care Provided by Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Contact Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Nursing Fees are based on an individual assessment of care needs.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Tours
Remote Tours of Abbey View Nursing & Residential HomeUsually available on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri(between 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM)Virtual tours can be arranged by contacting the home directly or filling in the form below
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Colten Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Elena Barna (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2012
Room Information
- Single Rooms (52)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (9)
Visiting
- There are no specific visiting hours at Abbey View; all that is asked is that you let the home know you are in the building by signing in on the iPad in Reception. If you are visiting outside of Reception hours, ring the bell and a member of the team will assist you.
Parking
- Parking is available on site at Abbey View, and all visitor parking is clearly marked. When coming to view the home, please get in touch and a space can be reserved.
Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home Reviews (98)
9.9
Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.923) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home has 98 reviews.
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Review from H B (Respite Resident) published on 28 January 2020 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
Very welcoming, staff efficient.
Very welcoming, staff efficient.
Review from Elizabeth H (Respite Resident) published on 3 October 2019 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
This home was used to ease me back to normal routine life and it's been successful!
Confidence returned. Health improved due to good diet and good company. Staff efficient and thoughtful - friendly.
This home was used to ease me back to normal routine life and it's been successful!
Confidence returned. Health improved due to good diet and good company. Staff efficient and thoughtful - friendly.
Review from S E (Resident / Service User) published on 29 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
I am reasonably happy.
I am reasonably happy.
Review from S R (Resident / Service User) published on 18 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
On arrival felt beset by attention and requirements and an early questionnaire as to first impressions for what they are worth. I have felt the loss of privacy, not all of it inevitable.
Am most disappointed in the standard of the laundry, which results in damage to and loss of clothing,...
On arrival felt beset by attention and requirements and an early questionnaire as to first impressions for what they are worth. I have felt the loss of privacy, not all of it inevitable.
Am most disappointed in the standard of the laundry, which results in damage to and loss of clothing, continually.
Am most disappointed in the standard of the laundry, which results in damage to and loss of clothing, continually.
But I am not imagining that there are ideal care homes.
↩Reply from Elaine Farrer, Operations Director at Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home
Thank you for your review and sharing that you would be extremely likely to recommend the home. I understand you have recently met with the home manager Sarah Hall regarding your feedback and discussed specific areas such as the privacy and laundry. Sarah will be working closely with our Group...
Thank you for your review and sharing that you would be extremely likely to recommend the home. I understand you have recently met with the home manager Sarah Hall regarding your feedback and discussed specific areas such as the privacy and laundry. Sarah will be working closely with our Group Housekeeper and laundry team at Abbey View to ensure that things improve in the laundry. We have also shared your feedback about activities with the Senior Companionship Team Leader to ensure that the activities provided are of interest and suitable for all at the home. I am hopeful that Abbey View will start to feel more like home as you continue to settle in and get to know others at the home. Going forward, please do continue to share any concerns you have with Sarah or any member of the team.
Review from Olive May L (Respite Resident) published on 8 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
I was so very well looked after when I came for respite care after an operation. Staff are ALL very, very good and the food is excellent.
I have already recommended this home to people.
I was so very well looked after when I came for respite care after an operation. Staff are ALL very, very good and the food is excellent.
I have already recommended this home to people.
Review from A S V (Wife of Resident) published on 8 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
My husband has been in Abbey View for the last 2 weeks respite.
I have been very pleased and impressed by the care he has received.
The staff were all unfailingly kind and cheerful - also very efficient.
His room and bathroom were really lovely and he enjoyed the meals.
I have been very pleased and impressed by the care he has received.
The staff were all unfailingly kind and cheerful - also very efficient.
His room and bathroom were really lovely and he enjoyed the meals.
He will certainly be...
My husband has been in Abbey View for the last 2 weeks respite.
I have been very pleased and impressed by the care he has received.
The staff were all unfailingly kind and cheerful - also very efficient.
His room and bathroom were really lovely and he enjoyed the meals.
I have been very pleased and impressed by the care he has received.
The staff were all unfailingly kind and cheerful - also very efficient.
His room and bathroom were really lovely and he enjoyed the meals.
He will certainly be back there in the future.
Review from Brenda P (Sister of Resident) published on 26 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
My brother was in Abbey View for 18 months. As he increasingly struggled with his mobility and Parkinson's, the staff could not have been more patient, helpful and friendly.
When the end came, they were so compassionate and loving towards both him and us as a family, and continue to be so. As his...
My brother was in Abbey View for 18 months. As he increasingly struggled with his mobility and Parkinson's, the staff could not have been more patient, helpful and friendly.
When the end came, they were so compassionate and loving towards both him and us as a family, and continue to be so. As his quality of life deteriorated, the staff kept him as cheerful as possible and he referred to it as 'home'.
When the end came, they were so compassionate and loving towards both him and us as a family, and continue to be so. As his quality of life deteriorated, the staff kept him as cheerful as possible and he referred to it as 'home'.
That says it all.
Review from Valerie C (Resident / Service User) published on 24 June 2019 Submitted via Website•
Overall Experience
I think the home is excellent, awaiting a larger room upstairs to become available to accommodate my furniture from my home. I have a special dietary requirement and the home has adapted the food to meet my needs.
I think the home is excellent, awaiting a larger room upstairs to become available to accommodate my furniture from my home. I have a special dietary requirement and the home has adapted the food to meet my needs.
Review from Philippa D (Partner of Resident) published on 2 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
Abbey View is a really excellent home and it rightly enjoys a superb reputation from my family and friends who have had parents residing here in the recent past.
My partner is so much happier here than in his previous home which was good. Staff are so helpful and food much tastier and more...
Abbey View is a really excellent home and it rightly enjoys a superb reputation from my family and friends who have had parents residing here in the recent past.
My partner is so much happier here than in his previous home which was good. Staff are so helpful and food much tastier and more appetising.
Review from L L (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
All staff have been very welcoming to my father and to me. I have found staff to be knowledgeable and professional. Staff know my father by name and have been very attentive to his needs. He is safe and secure and has very quickly settled.
All staff have been very welcoming to my father and to me. I have found staff to be knowledgeable and professional. Staff know my father by name and have been very attentive to his needs. He is safe and secure and has very quickly settled.
Review from Bill M (Resident / Service User) published on 18 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
Excellent staff and very friendly atmosphere.
Excellent staff and very friendly atmosphere.
↩Reply from Elaine Farrer, Operations Director at Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home
Thank you for your review and likelihood to recommend the home. I understand that during your recent stay you requested a room with an en-suite shower which we were unable to provide at the time due to none of these bedrooms being available. However, you otherwise found your room comfortable. We...
Thank you for your review and likelihood to recommend the home. I understand that during your recent stay you requested a room with an en-suite shower which we were unable to provide at the time due to none of these bedrooms being available. However, you otherwise found your room comfortable. We hope you choose to stay at Abbey View again in the future and, depending on capacity, we hope to meet your bedroom requests.
Review from Stella E (Resident / Service User) published on 11 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
This place is fine, because I am not more enthusiastic is entirely my fault, as I prefer to be independent and cannot be.
This place is fine, because I am not more enthusiastic is entirely my fault, as I prefer to be independent and cannot be.
↩Reply from Elaine Farrer, Operations Director at Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home
Thank you for your review and your likelihood to recommend the home. I understand that since this review you have clarified to our home chef that you rated Food & Drink as ‘Satisfactory’ as you felt you had no negative comments, and have since described the food as delicious and beautifully...
Thank you for your review and your likelihood to recommend the home. I understand that since this review you have clarified to our home chef that you rated Food & Drink as ‘Satisfactory’ as you felt you had no negative comments, and have since described the food as delicious and beautifully presented. I am also aware that you have enjoyed activities within our home, however capacity on a recent minibus trip meant you were unable to attend. Our activities are happy to accommodate to your needs to ensure you can enjoy a wide variety of activities.
Review from June F (Respite Resident) published on 2 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
I came here having fractured my 2nd hip. Was in hospital for 10 days. I have had very good care. The food is excellent I have a nice room with a good view over the garden and people coming and going. I am lucky with this. Also, they have been very good about my lactose-free diet.
I came here having fractured my 2nd hip. Was in hospital for 10 days. I have had very good care. The food is excellent I have a nice room with a good view over the garden and people coming and going. I am lucky with this. Also, they have been very good about my lactose-free diet.
Review from Mary G (Respite Resident) published on 14 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
My week's respite stay here has been very pleasant. Everybody has been most friendly and I hope to come again in the near future. Owing to osteoarthritis in the spine and the rotten unforgiving mattress my sleeping has been disappointing but all other aspects of my stay have been excellent.
My week's respite stay here has been very pleasant. Everybody has been most friendly and I hope to come again in the near future. Owing to osteoarthritis in the spine and the rotten unforgiving mattress my sleeping has been disappointing but all other aspects of my stay have been excellent.
↩Reply from natalie Alexander, Marketing at Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home
Thank you for your recent review and the likelihood that you would recommended Abbey View. In view of your comment above, our home manager will be in touch with you shortly.
Review from David P (Brother of Resident) published on 8 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card•
Overall Experience
An outstanding residential home. Brilliant management, constantly positive and cheerful and efficient staff.
The daily menu is mouth-watering and food delicious.
An excellently organised entertainment programme.
The daily menu is mouth-watering and food delicious.
An excellently organised entertainment programme.
After three years of visiting almost daily, it is hard to find fault with staff who...
An outstanding residential home. Brilliant management, constantly positive and cheerful and efficient staff.
The daily menu is mouth-watering and food delicious.
An excellently organised entertainment programme.
After three years of visiting almost daily, it is hard to find fault with staff who are genuinely concerned about care and cleanliness.
The daily menu is mouth-watering and food delicious.
An excellently organised entertainment programme.
After three years of visiting almost daily, it is hard to find fault with staff who are genuinely concerned about care and cleanliness.
Everyone outside the home believes it is the best and hope a bed is available when they have need.
Review from Hetty L (Resident / Service User) published on 2 May 2018 Submitted via Review Postal Card•
Overall Experience
Staff and home excellent.
Staff and home excellent.
Review from David C (Son of Resident) published on 13 March 2018 Submitted via Review Postal Card•
Overall Experience
All I can say is that since my father has been in the home, he has improved in health and happiness and is now very content. From the visits I have made, cannot find any complaints. The home is staffed by caring and lovely people and this runs from the management to the cleaning staff, so only...
All I can say is that since my father has been in the home, he has improved in health and happiness and is now very content. From the visits I have made, cannot find any complaints. The home is staffed by caring and lovely people and this runs from the management to the cleaning staff, so only praise. When it's my time, it's the place I would be happy in.
Review from T S (Resident / Service User) published on 20 December 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card•
Overall Experience
Very good service.
Very good service.
Review from M P (Daughter of Resident) published on 18 December 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card•
Overall Experience
My father is happy at Abbey View. It took him a while to settle in. The staff are wonderful and we cannot fault anything at this home.
My father is happy at Abbey View. It took him a while to settle in. The staff are wonderful and we cannot fault anything at this home.
Review from Rosemary L (Resident / Service User) published on 7 November 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card•
Overall Experience
I was taken to Abbey View on the 1st October. Several months earlier I had had cellulitis, although this painful infection had gone it had left my leg in bad condition. We rang for a place at another home but they were full up so suggested Abbey View. They could take me straight away, so 2 days...
I was taken to Abbey View on the 1st October. Several months earlier I had had cellulitis, although this painful infection had gone it had left my leg in bad condition. We rang for a place at another home but they were full up so suggested Abbey View. They could take me straight away, so 2 days later I was a resident at Abbey View.
We arrived to a welcoming group and the manager was lovely, I ate tasty tea cakes as I was so hungry.
We arrived to a welcoming group and the manager was lovely, I ate tasty tea cakes as I was so hungry.
The caring nurses are excellent, nothing was too much trouble but they sometimes took rather a long time to complete a task. They all seem happy and smiled at me often. A happy home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 27 September 2023Overall
Outstanding
Outstanding
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- SafeGood
- Well-ledOutstanding
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (3) & Events (0)
News
- 09 Jul 2026
More than 35 managers in various roles have participated in Colten Care’s third-level ‘Excel’ Leadership & Management Course in the past 18 months to two years. They include the group’s...
- 18 Feb 2025
A Strictly-style ballroom dance competition supported Colten Care has raised more than £80,000 for a Dorset-based palliative care charity. Forest Holme Hospice’s Strictly Extravaganza, which had headline sponsorship from Colten...
- 18 Feb 2025
Colten Care has trained 32 team members as Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAs) to help colleagues maintain and improve their work-life balance. Colten Care has prioritised the training as part...
Upcoming Events
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Awards / Recognitions (12)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Colten Care Ltd
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Colten Care Ltd
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Colten Care Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Abbey View Nursing & Residential Home.
Meet the Team (2)
Elena BarnaJob Title Home Manager
Elena leads the team and is ultimately responsible for every aspect of life in the home, ensuring the highest standards of care and service are delivered. Her door is always open if you have any questions or queries.
Becco Joff ThomasJob Title Clinical Lead
Becco is responsible for leading the team of registered nurses and carers to meet the individual needs of the resident, through the delivery of consistently high levels of clinical care.
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