SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Appledown is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 12 other homes in Cornwall.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Hayle, Cornwall, Appledown is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Cornwall has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2023, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For effective, the rating was Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in December 2018, was the same.
Across Cornwall, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
