Nursing home · Cornwall

Porthgwara Nursing Home

North Corner, Coverack, Helston, TR12 6TG

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 13 March 2018 Rated 8 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?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Outstanding

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cornwall

Porthgwara Nursing Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 4 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

  • Polventon Residential Care Home
    Helston, Cornwall · TR12 6NS · Residential care home · 19 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Parc Vro Residential Home
    Helston, Cornwall · TR12 6AY · Residential care home · 15 beds9.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Poldhu
    Helston, Cornwall · TR12 7JB · Nursing home · 52 beds11.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Roscarrack House
    Falmouth, Cornwall · TR11 4SB · Residential care home · 19 beds12.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Trevern Residential and Nursing Home
    Falmouth, Cornwall · TR11 4DD · Nursing home · 40 beds13.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Langholme
    Falmouth, Cornwall · TR11 3LD · Residential care home · 40 beds13.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Porthgwara Nursing Home at a glance

Porthgwara Nursing Home is a 15-bed nursing home in Helston, Cornwall. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in March 2018. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe and effective as Good. That is up from Good in September 2015. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 32% of homes in Cornwall. Here is how rating age varies by council.

None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2026. That is true of 87% of homes in Cornwall. In Cornwall, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).