SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 4 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
St Martin's Residential and Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 130 other homes in Cornwall.
81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St Martin's Residential and Nursing Home at a glance
St Martin's Residential and Nursing Home is one of 198 care homes in Cornwall: a 40-bed nursing home in Camborne, run by Sanctuary Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. That is larger than most homes in Cornwall, where the typical home has 22 beds.
In January 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from December 2018. The typical rating in Cornwall is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “responding to people's immediate needs”, one of 4 standards out of 33 scored below good.
The home changed owner in February 2024. Across Cornwall, 81% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2026. That is true of 87% of homes in Cornwall. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Sanctuary Care Limited runs 84 care homes, and 79 of the 83 rated are Good or Outstanding.
