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Residential care home · Cornwall

Penlee Residential Care Home

56 Morrab Road, Penzance, TR18 4EP

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago
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CQC rating

Good
Published 18 November 2022 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • December 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cornwall

Penlee 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%).

  • 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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Penlee Residential Care Home in brief

Penlee Residential Care Home is one of 198 care homes in Cornwall: a 25-bed residential care home in Penzance, run by Copthorne Care Homes Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

Across Cornwall, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. 87% of homes in Cornwall also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2022. That matches its previous rating, from December 2019.