Residential care home · Cornwall

No. 18

18 Serpells Meadow, Polyphant, Launceston, PL15 7PR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 8 April 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cornwall

No. 18 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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Care homes nearby

  • Garden House
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7PU · Residential care home · 14 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Rosewood House
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7PU · Nursing home · 16 beds0.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Bowden-Derra Park
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7PU · Residential care home · 46 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Pen Inney House
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7QD · Residential care home · 20 beds1.9 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • HF Trust - Chy Keres
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7EU · Residential care home · 6 beds4.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Our House
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7LQ · Residential care home · 8 beds4.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Bowden Derra Park Limited

4 care homes in total: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Bowden-Derra Park
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7PU · Residential care home · 46 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Garden House
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7PU · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Rosewood House
    Launceston, Cornwall · PL15 7PU · Nursing home · 16 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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No. 18 in brief

No. 18 is a 3-bed residential care home in Launceston, Cornwall, run by Bowden Derra Park Limited. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Cornwall, where the typical home has 22 beds.

3 of Bowden Derra Park Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Cornwall, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2024. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2018. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.