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Pendrea House
Residential Care
28 January 2023
Mrs Pauline Difford
16 beds
How this home compares nearby
Of 6 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 4 are the same and 2 are lower.
4 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.
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Rating history
- Sept 2015
- Sept 2017
- Feb 2023
Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.
Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Costs and who runs this home
This is the only care home Mrs Pauline Difford runs in England.
Average care home fees in the South West: £1,170 a week for residential care and £1,472 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.
- 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 Pendrea House
Pendrea House is a residential care home in Cornwall, providing care for older people, including those with dementia diagnoses. Details of the latest CQC findings for the home are set out below.
Pendrea House accommodates up to 16 older people, including those with dementia diagnoses. At the time of inspection, 14 residents were living there with adequate staffing levels. Staff responded quickly to call bells and took an unhurried approach to care.
Many team members had worked at the service for several years, enabling them to know residents well and provide consistent, personalised care aligned with individual needs and preferences.
Medicines were administered safely and as prescribed, with staff receiving regular training and competency assessments to maintain good practice standards. The service had risk assessments in place that detailed how to support people safely based on their health conditions. Residents were supported to have maximum choice and control over their lives, with staff adopting the least restrictive approaches in their best interests.
The registered manager oversaw operations with support from a deputy manager and team leaders.
Source: CQC inspection report, 10 February 2023
Specialist Care
Fees and availability
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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
- 16 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · PL31 1QH
Registered care categories
Caring for adults over 65 yrs.
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: .
Rating report published 10 February 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 28 January 2023.
- Safe
- EffectivePublished 27 September 2017
- CaringPublished 27 September 2017
- ResponsivePublished 27 September 2017
- Well-led
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 Pendrea House, consider asking...
- 1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
- 2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
- 3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
- 4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
- 5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?
5 Things to Look For on Your Visit
When you visit Pendrea House, look out for...
- 1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
- 2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
- 3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
- 4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
- 5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?
Could the NHS fund Pendrea House'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.
Location
14 Westheath Avenue, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1QH
Pendrea House
CQC overall rating
Inspection date: 28 January 2023
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