Pendennis Residential Care Home

64 Dartmouth Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5AW

01803551351

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

19 June 2023

Provider

Pendennis Ltd

Beds

26 beds

About Pendennis Residential Care Home

Pendennis Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Torbay, providing personal care for older people. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Pendennis provides personal care to up to 22 older people, with 21 residents at the time of inspection. People told inspectors they were happy living there and felt safe. The service has systems in place to protect residents from abuse and harm, with risks to safety properly assessed and managed.

Staff know residents' needs well and understand how to manage associated risks.

Residents are supported to have maximum choice and control over their lives, with staff using the least restrictive approaches in their best interests. Medicines are managed safely by trained staff, and there are sufficient staff recruited safely to meet people's needs. The service maintains a positive person-centred culture with governance systems in place to measure care quality and drive improvement.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 August 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilities

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 26 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · TQ4 5AW

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities.

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.

Rating report published 26 August 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 19 June 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 8 December 2018: Good
CaringPublished 8 December 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 8 December 2018: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Pendennis Residential Care 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 Pendennis Residential Care 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 Pendennis Residential Care 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 Pendennis Residential Care 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