Nursing home · Torbay

Woodland Court

56 Marldon Road, Shiphay, Torquay, TQ2 7EJ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 6 September 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2017GoodSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Torbay

Woodland Court is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 11 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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Care homes nearby

  • Carisbrooke Nursing Home
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ1 4ET · Nursing home · 25 beds1.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • St Omer Residential Care Ltd
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ2 6JE · Residential care home · 28 beds1.6 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Rawlyn House
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ2 6PL · Residential care home · 16 beds1.9 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago
  • Beechmount
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ2 6PB · Residential care home · 25 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Alston Court Residential Home
    Newton Abbot, Devon · TQ12 5JD · Residential care home · 11 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Renaissance Residential Home
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ1 3JE · Residential care home · 17 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Woodland Healthcare Limited

6 care homes in total: 2 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate.

  • Garden House
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ1 1RN · Residential care home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Sunnymede
    Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset · BS31 2UH · Nursing home · 34 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Pine Tree Court Care Home
    Gloucester, Gloucestershire · GL4 0AH · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 8 months ago
  • Woodland Park
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ1 3SJ · Nursing home · 31 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Mr 'C's
    Torquay, Torbay · TQ2 5NY · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: InadequateC: Requires improvementR: InadequateW: Inadequate Rated this month

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What the data says about Woodland Court

Woodland Court is a 39-bed nursing home in Torquay, Torbay, run by Woodland Healthcare Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and younger adults. Most homes in Torbay are smaller: the median there is 26 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from September 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in December 2017, it was rated Good.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in December 2025. 83% of homes in Torbay score the top mark of 5. 11 other homes in Torbay share its tier, “Requires improvement”. 2 of Woodland Healthcare Limited’s 6 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Rawlyn House, 1.9 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.