Residential care home · Plymouth

Arguam House

50 Valletort Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 5PN

Requires improvement Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 8 August 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2018GoodSECRW
  • July 2017Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Plymouth

Arguam House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 16 other homes in Plymouth. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 8 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (9%)
  • Good 45 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 17 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • St James's Lodge
    Plymouth · PL1 5PF · Nursing home · 38 beds0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 2 months ago
  • Underhill House Residential Home
    Plymouth · PL3 4BP · Residential care home · 28 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Waterloo House
    Plymouth · PL1 5RH · Residential care home · 20 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Drake Nursing Home
    Plymouth · PL1 5RH · Nursing home · 32 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Camellia House
    Plymouth · PL3 4DN · Residential care home · 21 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Durnsford Lodge
    Plymouth · PL3 4BG · Residential care home · 28 beds0.4 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Waters Park House Limited

2 care homes in total: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Waters Park House
    Plymouth · PL1 4QQ · Nursing home · 23 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago

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About Arguam House

Run by Waters Park House Limited, Arguam House is a residential care home in Plymouth with 10 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Plymouth, where the median is 24 beds.

Waters Park House Limited runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.3 km away, Underhill House Residential Home is rated Good. In Plymouth, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

CQC's latest rating, from August 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for well-led as well. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Its previous rating, in August 2018, was Good, so the home has slipped.