Nursing home · Cornwall

Eshcol House Nursing Home

12 Clifton Terrace, Portscatho, Truro, TR2 5HR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 February 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?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2018GoodSECRW
  • September 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2017GoodSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cornwall

Eshcol House Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 130 other homes in Cornwall. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (5%)
  • Good 131 (66%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 13 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 35 (18%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (2%)

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About Eshcol House Nursing Home

Eshcol House Nursing Home is a 31-bed nursing home in Truro, Cornwall, run by Qumran Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

In Cornwall, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from December 2025. In Cornwall, 87% of homes score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from February 2023, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in March 2021, it was rated Requires improvement.