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. ?
The home changed owner in February 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Penberthy Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 130 other homes in Cornwall.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sanctuary Care Limited runs Penberthy Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Newquay, Cornwall with room for 35 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Cornwall has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
79 of Sanctuary Care Limited’s 83 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. 87% of homes in Cornwall also score 5. Across Cornwall, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Sanctuary Care Limited has run the home since February 2024, when it changed owner.
In December 2018, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from July 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 32% of ratings in Cornwall are as old (how rating age varies by council).
