SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 exceptional. 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. ?
Kilmar House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 8 other homes in Cornwall.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Liskeard, Cornwall, Kilmar House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 15 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in February 2025. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from June 2018. Ratings in Cornwall are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 3 exceptional and the rest good.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. That is true of 87% of homes in Cornwall. In Cornwall, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
