Which care homes in Salisbury show up in this listing?

This search returns thirty providers, all of them registered with the Care Quality Commission as residential care homes serving Salisbury. Among them are homes such as Holmhurst, Old Sarum Manor, Milford Manor Care Home, Clarendon House and Stratford Lodge. Every one has its own profile here setting out its registration and its most recent inspection outcome. The list reflects current registration data, so it changes as homes register or close.

What should I be asking when I visit a care home in Salisbury?

Ask how many staff are on duty at night as well as during the day, and how long the current manager has been in post. Ask what happens when a resident becomes unwell, how families are kept informed, and whether visiting times are genuinely open. Ask to see a sample menu and the activities plan for the coming week, then compare that with what you can see happening around you. Trust what the atmosphere tells you as much as the answers, and try to visit more than once at different times of day.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides personal support with daily living, including help with washing, dressing, medication and meals, but it does not have registered nurses on duty. A nursing home is registered to provide that same personal support alongside clinical care delivered by qualified nursing staff. Every provider in this Salisbury listing is registered for residential care rather than nursing. If someone has ongoing clinical needs such as complex wound care or a feeding tube, a nursing registration is usually the right starting point instead.

Can Wiltshire Council pay towards a care home placement?

It can, where a care needs assessment establishes that residential care is necessary and a financial assessment shows that savings and capital fall below the national threshold. The council then contributes towards the weekly fee, and the resident keeps a personal allowance for their own spending. Anyone with capital above that threshold is expected to fund the placement themselves, though they can still ask the council for advice on arranging it. It is worth requesting both assessments early, because they take time to complete.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Salisbury?

Contact the adult social care team at Wiltshire Council and ask for a care needs assessment for the person concerned. Anyone who appears to need support is entitled to one regardless of their savings, and you can make the request on someone else's behalf with their agreement. A social care professional will look at what daily tasks have become difficult and what support would make things safe. If you are caring for someone yourself, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time, as it is a separate right.

How far ahead should we start looking at care homes?

Sooner than most families expect, because good homes in Salisbury often have waiting lists and assessments take weeks rather than days. Starting while the person still has capacity to express a preference means the decision reflects what they actually want. If a hospital discharge is looming, tell the ward team early so that assessment and funding can run alongside the medical side. Even a rough shortlist built in advance removes an enormous amount of pressure if circumstances change suddenly.

Care Homes in Salisbury

Salisbury has 30 CQC registered care homes. 27 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement. 16 of the 30 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Salisbury at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Salisbury, to help you judge the options below.

Wiltshire Council pays, residential care: £1,051 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,381 to £1,625, median £1,479
Care home beds filled across Wiltshire: 88%. The 12 month average is 86%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 68
People aged 75 and over: 65,200. Rising to 79,600 by 2035, up 22%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 3 closed. 16 changed owner, covering 982 beds.
Who pays, across Wiltshire (estimate): 39% council, 50% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 8,500. Rising to 11,200 by 2035, up 32%
People aged 85 and over: 17,700. Rising to 28,000 by 2035, up 58%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

What residential care in Salisbury offers and how to judge it

All thirty providers gathered here are registered as residential care homes, which places their focus on personal support rather than clinical nursing. Staff help with the parts of the day that have become difficult, such as washing, dressing, moving safely around the building, taking medication on time and eating properly. Meals, laundry, cleaning and company come as part of the arrangement, which is often what tips a family towards a home after months of managing at a distance.

Matching a home to the person, not the brochure

Start with the practical shape of someone's day rather than the decor. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight, how residents who wake early or wander at night are supported, and what happens when someone becomes unwell. If dementia is part of the picture, ask what specific training the team has had and how the building is laid out for someone who gets disoriented. A home that answers these questions plainly, without deflecting, is usually telling you something useful about how it runs.

Reading a Care Quality Commission rating properly

Across Salisbury, twenty six of these homes are rated Good and four are rated Requires Improvement. A single word is a summary, not a verdict, and the report underneath it is where the substance sits. Look at the date of the last inspection, because a rating from several years ago describes a staff team that may since have changed completely. Where a home is rated Requires Improvement, read what the inspectors actually found and ask the manager what has changed, since some concerns are administrative and others go to the heart of daily care.

Arranging an assessment and working out who pays

Before fees are discussed with any home, the person needing care is entitled to a care needs assessment, and that assessment is carried out by Wiltshire Council as the authority responsible for adult social care locally. Anyone who appears to need support can request one, whatever their savings, and a carer can request a separate assessment of their own needs at the same time. The outcome sets out what support is considered necessary, which then shapes both the type of home that suits and any funded contribution.

How the financial side is decided

Funding follows a separate financial assessment that looks at income, savings and capital. Where these sit above the national threshold, the placement is normally self funded, and the council will still offer information and advice about arranging it. Where they fall below, the council contributes towards fees, and the person keeps a personal allowance for their own spending. If care needs are driven mainly by health rather than daily living, it is worth asking about continuing healthcare funding, which is assessed separately by the National Health Service.

What placements tend to cost

Weekly fees vary considerably between homes in Salisbury, and the honest answer is that no published figure will apply to every case. Cost is shaped by the level of support someone needs, the size and type of room, and whether extras such as hairdressing or chiropody are billed on top. Ask each home for a written breakdown showing exactly what the weekly fee includes, how often fees are reviewed and what notice period applies. Where a council contribution is in place, ask directly whether a third party top up would be expected, because that commitment falls on the family and needs to be sustainable for years, not months.

30 care homes in Salisbury

Sharon and Glen Arnott - 32 Beamont Way · Beamont Way, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7UA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sharon and Glen Arnott
Our home at 32 Beamont Way in Salisbury provides residential care for adults with a learning disability and for autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. This is a house and we want it to feel like one. The...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Wilton Place Care Home · Wilton Place Care Home, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0FX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Wilton Place Care Home is a residential home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, supporting older people and younger adults, including many people living with dementia. Everybody who moves in arrives with a whole life behind them and fully intends to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Inwood House · 10 Bellamy Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Salisbury Christian Care Homes (Inwood House) Limited
Inwood House is a residential care home in Salisbury for older people, including those living with dementia, adults with mental health needs, residents with a physical disability and people living with sight or hearing loss. We help with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Woodstock House · 20 Woodstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3TJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Woodstock House Limited
We are Woodstock House, a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with a mental health condition, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays. Living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
OSJCT Buckland Court · South Mill Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7HR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
Buckland Court is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. We care for older people and younger adults, including many residents living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. As a residential setting...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Dunraven House and Lodge · Dunraven Registered Residential Home, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1LP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Brigid O'Connor
Dunraven House and Lodge is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. We support a wide range of adults, which is worth stating plainly because it means the people living here are not all at the same point in life. We care for older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
No 68 Specialist Care · 68 London Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3EX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Redjacket Specialist Care Ltd
No 68 Specialist Care is a residential care home in Salisbury in Wiltshire. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period. Being a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Milford Manor Care Home · Milford Manor Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2RN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wessex Care Limited
Milford Manor Care Home is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. We support older people who need help with daily life, including many living with dementia, as well as people with mental health needs, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Hulse Road · 15 Hulse Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3LU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We are Hulse Road, a small residential care home in Salisbury. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we also offer respite stays. Being small is deliberate. It means the people who live here are not dealing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Castle View Care Centre · 8 Old Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3SF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wessex Care Limited
Castle View Care Centre is a residential care home in Salisbury, caring for older people who can no longer manage safely at home. We try to keep the atmosphere of a house rather than a unit, with people keeping their own routines, their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Turning Point - Avondale · 62 Stratford Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3JN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Avondale, part of Turning Point, is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and people with a physical disability, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. This...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
OSJCT Bemerton Lodge · Christie Miller Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7EN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
Bemerton Lodge is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. We are home to older people and to younger adults who need support with daily life, including a good number of people living with dementia. What we offer is residential...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Willow House · 101 Countess Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7AT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Willow House is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. We support adults with learning disabilities and autism and adults with physical disabilities, including younger adults building their own adult lives. We run this as a home,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Old Sarum Manor · Rhodes Moorhouse Way, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6SA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Elmfield Care Limited
Old Sarum Manor is a residential care home in Salisbury caring for older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with sight or hearing loss. We aim for a home where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Stratford Lodge · 4 Park Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3NP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cambian Asperger Syndrome Services Limited
Stratford Lodge is a residential care home in Salisbury supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults building a life of their own. It is a household rather than an institution, and the people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Holmwood Care Home · 30 Fowlers Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2QU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wessex Care Limited
Holmwood Care Home is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, offering a settled and comfortable place to live for older people who can no longer manage at home on their own. We provide residential care, support for people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Bradbury House · The Portway, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6BT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wiltshire Council
Bradbury House is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays for people who need a short break or whose...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
St Patrick's House · 1a Porton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7LL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cornerstones (UK) Ltd
Here at St Patrick's House, we offer residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autism, right in the heart of Salisbury, Wiltshire. We are proud to be a place where the people who live with us are genuinely at the centre of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Tower View Residential Home · 34 Manor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1JS
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mrs Eileen O'Connor-Marsh
Tower View Residential Home is in Salisbury, and we support a wider range of people than most residential homes take on. Adults with learning disabilities and autistic people. Adults living with mental ill health. People living with...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Holmhurst · Downton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8AR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Here at Holmhurst, we are a care home based in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and we are proud to support a wide range of people who come through our doors. Our team works with older adults, younger adults, people living with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Fairfax House · 85 Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3RW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Salisbury Christian Care Homes (Fairfax House) Limited
Fairfax House is a residential care home in Salisbury. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Clarendon House · 3 Christie Miller Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7EN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Clarendon House is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people living with mental ill health, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. Supporting...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Wilton Road · 44 Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7EG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rethink Mental Illness
Wilton Road is a residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, supporting adults living with mental health conditions. We provide longer term residential care and we also offer respite stays for people who need a period of support away...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Woodfalls Care Home · Vale Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 2LT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Woodfalls Care Limited
Woodfalls is a residential care home near Salisbury supporting adults living with dementia, and we also welcome respite guests. Dementia care is what we do, and we have built the home around it. The building is calm, the layout is easy to...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Respite Care
Turning Point - Hollygrove · 49 Roman Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 9BJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Here at Turning Point Hollygrove, we are a residential care home situated in the heart of Salisbury, Wiltshire, and we are proud to be a place where people genuinely feel at home. We support a range of people across our home, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Albany House - Tisbury · The Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6JP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by BM Care Limited
We at Albany House Tisbury are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home nestled in the historic village setting near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Our home provides thoughtful older person care within a peaceful corner of the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Pennings View · Porton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7LL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cornerstones (UK) Ltd
We at Pennings View are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where adults with learning disabilities and autism can truly feel at home. Our specialist residential care is designed around each...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Avon Court · 1 Mitre Way, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6GW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
Here at Avon Court, we are a residential care home based in the heart of Salisbury, Wiltshire, and we take genuine pride in the community we have built for the people who live with us. We support a wide range of needs under one roof,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
OSJCT Willowcroft · Odstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8BG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
We at OSJCT Willowcroft are proud to offer warm, personalised residential care in the historic city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Nestled within a community rich in heritage and natural beauty, our home provides a welcoming haven for older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tower House Residential Home · 43 Manor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1JT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Eileen O'Connor-Marsh
We at Tower House Residential Home offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in the historic city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, where compassionate support meets comfortable country living. Nestled within the SP postcode area, our home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What care costs in Wiltshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 12 Wiltshire homes. Median £1,479.	£1,051	£1,381 to £1,625
Nursing care South West figure, because too few Wiltshire homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,810.	£1,030	£1,599 to £1,983
Residential dementia care South West figure, because too few Wiltshire homes publish this price. 19 homes. Median £1,665.	Not published separately	£1,450 to £1,813
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Wiltshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Fairfax House, 28 August 2026, Good
Turning Point - Avondale, 12 August 2026, Good
Turning Point - Hollygrove, 30 June 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Stratford Lodge, 17 July 2018, Good
Castle View Care Centre, 11 August 2018, Good
Hulse Road, 13 February 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Salisbury

How many care homes are there in Salisbury?

Salisbury has 30 CQC registered care homes: 27 Good, 3 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Salisbury?

Wiltshire Council pays an average of £1,051 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,381 to £1,625 a week. Middle half of prices from 12 Wiltshire homes. Median £1,479. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Salisbury were inspected most recently?

Fairfax House (28 August 2026), Turning Point - Avondale (12 August 2026) and Turning Point - Hollygrove (30 June 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.