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Heron House Residential Home
ResidentialTaunton, Somerset · TA1 5HA
CQC: OutstandingSensory impairmentsDementiaOver 65s44 beds
Nursing homeCQC: Outstanding
Dunkirk Memorial House
Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3BT
Key details
- Address
- Minehead Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3BT
- Telephone
- 01823432407
- Care provided
- Nursing home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Outstandingreport published 3 January 2019
- Beds
- 90
- CQC registered since
- 2011
- Operated by
- The Royal British Legion
- Brand
- BRAND The Royal British Legion
- Local authority
- Somerset
- CQC record
- View on cqc.org.uk
How it compares locally
50
registered homes in Taunton
44/47
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
90
beds, local median 18
This overall rating was published about 7 years ago. Read the current CQC record for newer assessments or actions that may not change the overall rating immediately.
Specialist care
Dunkirk Memorial House is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
About Dunkirk Memorial House
Based in Taunton in Somerset (TA4 3BT), Dunkirk Memorial House is a nursing home run by The Royal British Legion. With 90 beds, it is one of the larger homes in the area. Registered nurses are on site 24 hours a day, which suits residents whose health needs go beyond personal care. Its current CQC registration dates from 2011.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Outstanding in its latest inspection report, published January 2019, a rating held by only a small fraction of care homes in England. There are 49 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. Contact the home directly to check vacancies and fees, and try to visit in person before deciding.
Data source and freshness
Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.
Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.
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