Residential care home · Plymouth

Ashleigh Manor Residential Care Home

1 Vicarage Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4JU

Inadequate Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate Rated 3 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Inadequate
Published 30 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown8 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?33%Inadequate
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?46%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
    • Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessSome shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
    • Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 0 good, 33 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2022GoodSECRW
  • May 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2020GoodSECRW
  • November 2019Requires improvementSECRW
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  • March 2019InadequateSECRW
  • August 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2016Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Plymouth

Ashleigh Manor Residential Care Home is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 0 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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About Ashleigh Manor Residential Care Home

An independent residential care home in Plymouth, Ashleigh Manor Residential Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 65 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Plymouth are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Plymbridge House (Good), 0.1 km away. Across Plymouth, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. 87% of homes in Plymouth also score 5.

CQC last rated the home in July 2026, giving it Inadequate overall. It was Inadequate for safe, effective and well-led as well. For caring and responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. Before that, in October 2022, it was rated Good. That is more recent than most ratings in Plymouth, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 33 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.