Residential care home · Torbay

The Tobias Centre

8 St Margaret's Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4NW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 August 2022 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Torbay

The Tobias Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 45 other homes in Torbay. 80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (7%)
  • Good 46 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 12 (16%)
  • Inadequate 2 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (5%)

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  • Abbeywood House
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  • Carl Court
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  • Lorna House
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Beechcroft
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ1 3NW · Residential care home · 34 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Cary Lodge Care Home
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ1 3NW · Residential care home · 33 beds0.5 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Modus Care Limited

18 care homes in total: 12 Good, 6 Requires improvement.

  • Carrick
    Truro, Cornwall · TR3 6EU · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Menna House
    Truro, Cornwall · TR2 4HA · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Penhayes
    Exeter, Devon · EX6 8JB · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Penhayes House
    Exeter, Devon · EX6 8JB · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Cherry Tree
    Sutton · SM2 7ES · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • The Holt
    Exeter, Devon · EX6 8BE · Residential care home · 2 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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The Tobias Centre at a glance

Run by Modus Care Limited, The Tobias Centre is a residential care home in Torquay, Torbay with 7 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Torbay, where the typical home has 26 beds.

In August 2022, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in August 2019, it was rated Requires improvement.

12 of Modus Care Limited’s 18 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Torbay, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2014. That is true of 83% of homes in Torbay.