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. ?
Polventon 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%).
Run by Melita Care Limited, Polventon Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Helston, Cornwall with 19 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.
About 2.3 km away, Porthgwara Nursing Home is rated Outstanding. Across Cornwall, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from May 2026. In Cornwall, 87% of homes score 5.
In March 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in February 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
