Nursing home · Devon

Roborough House

Tamerton Road, Woolwell, Plymouth, PL6 7BQ

Requires improvement Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 26 January 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2022InadequateSECRW
  • January 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2016Requires improvementSECRW
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  • April 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Devon

Roborough House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 other homes in Devon. 90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 21 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 28 (9%)
  • Good 189 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 28 (9%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 18 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Devonshire House and Lodge
    Plymouth, Devon · PL6 7JW · Nursing home · 77 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Wisteria House (Woolwell) Dementia Care Ltd
    Plymouth · PL6 7HE · Residential care home · 33 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Moorland Garden Nursing Home
    Yelverton, Devon · PL20 6DA · Nursing home · 53 beds2.6 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • The Lodge
    Plymouth · PL6 8AL · Residential care home · 4 beds2.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Sunnymeade Quality Care
    Plymouth · PL6 8AE · Residential care home · 40 beds2.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Down House
    Plymouth · PL6 8AA · Nursing home · 49 beds3.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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About Roborough House

Roborough House is a 44-bed nursing home in Plymouth, Devon. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25 beds.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Devonshire House and Lodge (Good), 1.6 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2025. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

CQC's latest rating, from January 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for effective and well-led as well. Safe, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is up from Inadequate in September 2022.