Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 2 years ago↓ Down from GoodNo registered managerNew owner since April 2026
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The home changed owner in April 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
ABBEYWOODRCG LTD runs Abbeywood House, a residential care home in Torquay, Torbay with room for 33 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
CQC last rated the home in December 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is down from Good in November 2018.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. That is true of 83% of homes in Torbay. 11 other homes in Torbay share its tier, “Requires improvement”. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. The nearest home with a higher rating is Carl Court (Good), 0.2 km away. The home changed owner in April 2026.
