SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?43%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 5 good, 28 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Garsewednack Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 34 other homes in Cornwall.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Garsewednack Care Home Limited runs Garsewednack Residential Home, a residential care home in Redruth, Cornwall with room for 21 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. About 1.1 km away, The Green Residential Care Home is rated Good. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 3 out of 5 in December 2025. In Cornwall, 87% of homes score 5. In Cornwall, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
Its CQC rating, from May 2026, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in October 2021, it was rated Good. That is more recent than most ratings in Cornwall, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found significant shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 28 standards out of 33 scored below good.
