Nursing home · Cornwall

Poldhu

Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Helston, TR12 7JB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 7 December 2021 Rated 4 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

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2019GoodSECRW
  • August 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2017Requires improvementSECRW
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  • March 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2017GoodSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Cornwall

Poldhu 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

  • Parc Vro Residential Home
    Helston, Cornwall · TR12 6AY · Residential care home · 15 beds5.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Penhellis Nursing Home
    Helston, Cornwall · TR13 8NQ · Nursing home · 26 beds7.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Godolphin House Care Home
    Helston, Cornwall · TR13 8QF · Residential care home · 32 beds7.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Penrose Croft
    Helston, Cornwall · TR13 0FU · Residential care home · 66 beds8.6 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Breage House
    Helston, Cornwall · TR13 9PW · Residential care home · 16 beds9.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
  • Porthgwara Nursing Home
    Helston, Cornwall · TR12 6TG · Nursing home · 15 beds11.7 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago

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Other homes run by Swallowcourt Limited

3 care homes in total: 3 Good.

  • Ponsandane
    Penzance, Cornwall · TR18 3LT · Nursing home · 47 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Trevaylor Manor
    Penzance, Cornwall · TR20 8UR · Nursing home · 72 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Poldhu in brief

Run by Swallowcourt Limited, Poldhu is a nursing home in Helston, Cornwall with 52 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Cornwall has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

130 other homes in Cornwall share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 87% of homes in Cornwall also score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. 3 of Swallowcourt Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 11.7 km away, Porthgwara Nursing Home is rated Outstanding.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2021. Its rating before that, in January 2019, was the same.