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
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. ?
Able Care (Menwinnion) Limited runs Menwinnion Country House, a residential care home in Penzance, Cornwall with room for 40 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Cornwall are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2026. 87% of homes in Cornwall also score 5. Across Cornwall, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2021. That is up from Requires improvement in May 2021.
