Residential care home · Torbay

Woodrow Retirement Home Limited

Asheldon Road, Wellswood, Torquay, TQ1 2QN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 2 March 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • 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?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2018GoodSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Torbay

Woodrow Retirement Home Limited 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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About Woodrow Retirement Home Limited

Woodrow Retirement Home Limited is a 19-bed residential care home in Torquay, Torbay. The home is its own registered provider. It is registered to care for older people.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Torbay, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2014. 83% of homes in Torbay also score 5.

Its CQC rating, from March 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in June 2022. The typical rating in Torbay is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “care provision, integration and continuity”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.