Our Home

Extended from a fine Georgian home, Whitecliffe House stands comfortably amongst the fine, traditional buildings of Blandford Forum, a quintessential English market town at the crossroads of ancient Dorset roads. Offering residential and nursing care, Whitecliffe takes its place unassumingly and easily as part of this prosperous and close-knit community, regularly welcoming other townsfolk to join the residents into its warm and sociable life.

The home is part of Colten Care, an independent and family-run company determined to set the highest standards in all aspects of care for the elderly. With our simple, all-inclusive pricing structure, there are no hidden extras or non-refundable deposits.

Our Garden

We pride ourselves on our beautiful and stimulating gardens. We recognise that many of our residents had such gardens themselves, and that gardening may have been a special pastime for them. We like to think that we can offer residents the opportunity to continue that pastime in whatever way they feel appropriate.

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Taste Awards 2019

We are the headline sponsors for the Taste Awards, taking place on Tuesday 5th November 2019, for the eighth year running.

We believe that wholesome, nutritious and well-balanced food and drink is an essential part of the care we provide. It is critical to our well-being in so many ways but should also be a pleasure in itself.

With a passion for skilfully crafted and beautifully presented meals, our support for Taste of Dorset reflects our recognition of all those individuals, businesses and organisations involved in local food production.

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Caring Without Plastic

Colten Care has become the first major provider in the UK's private care home sector to begin a group-wide reduction of single-use plastic. This is a significant move given the care sector's traditionally high use of plastic in clinical services, person-centred care and infection control.

Here at Whitecliffe House, not only are we supporting all of the central initiatives, but we are also working closely with residents and relatives to seek other ways our home can reduce our consumption of plastic. If you have any ideas or suggestions which could help us in our plastic-free drive, please do get in touch.