England

Rated:GoodNursing

Mount Olivet Nursing Home

2 Great Headland Road, Preston, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2DY

01803522148

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

14 October 2024

Provider

GrayAreas Limited

Beds

30 beds

Rating history

GoodDec 2015
OutstandingJan 2018
Requires ImprovementJun 2023
GoodMar 2025

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2025. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by GrayAreas Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Good.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Mount Olivet Nursing Home

Mount Olivet Nursing Home is a nursing home in Torbay, providing nursing and personal care with a specialism in dementia care. Further details on the service can be found in the findings below.

Mount Olivet Nursing Home provides nursing and personal care for up to 30 people, specialising in dementia care, with 20 people living there at the time of assessment. The overall rating has improved from requires improvement to good. Inspectors found the service was no longer breaching regulations on safe care, though a breach of good governance continued and a new breach around consent to care and treatment was identified.

People and relatives spoke warmly of kind, attentive staff and felt safe and well looked after. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed, and people knew how to raise concerns or complaints. Despite this positive experience, inspectors found some elements of care fell short of expected standards, particularly in leadership and governance.

Source: CQC assessment, 13 March 2025

Specialist Care

Dementia

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The main shared spaces are a lounge and conservatory. The dining area and several bedrooms overlook the bay.
The garden is accessible to wheelchair users and has seating, large tables and parasols.

Published on the provider's website, checked 21 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · TQ3 2DY

Registered care categories

Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 13 March 2025. Assessment date recorded: 14 October 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 13 March 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: On 23 October 2024 we carried out an unannounced assessment, off site assessment activity started 30 October 2024 and concluded 22 November 2024. We looked at 19 quality statements as part of the assessment. Mount Olivet Nursing Home is a nursing home that provides accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care for up to 30 people. At the time of our assessment, there were 20 people living at the service. The service specialises in providing care for people living with dementia. At our last inspection in 2023, we rated the service requires improvement. We have found improvements at this assessment and the overall service has improved to good. We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment. At this assessment, we reviewed the breaches identified at our last inspection on 5 April 2023. We found the service was no longer in breach of regulation in relation to safe care and treatment. However, we found a continued breach of regulation in relation to good governance and found a new breach of regulation in relation to consent to care and treatment.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Mount Olivet Nursing Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Mount Olivet Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Mount Olivet Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Mount Olivet Nursing Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees