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Rated:GoodResidential

Pippins Residential Care Home

Mead Lane, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2AT

01803525757

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

6 February 2024

Provider

Moorstone Opco Limited

Beds

21 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 47 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 36 are the same and 10 are lower.

8 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

GoodNov 2018
GoodJul 2024

Rated Good at every inspection since 2018.

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 Moorstone Opco Limited 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 Pippins Residential Care Home

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

Pippins Residential Care Home provides personal care for up to 21 people, with 14 people using the service at the time of assessment. It supports older people needing residential care in a small, homely setting.

The CQC found the home was performing well overall and rated it Good. People said they felt safe, well known by staff, and supported to enjoy activities, with confidence that complaints would be resolved by the management team. Staff were seen as knowledgeable and appropriately trained, and inspectors highlighted particularly strong, responsive care.

Source: CQC assessment, 29 July 2024

Specialist Care

Older people

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: 21 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · TQ3 2AT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; 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 29 July 2024. Assessment date recorded: 6 February 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 29 July 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Pippins Residential Care Home is a residential care home providing personal care for up to 21 people. At the time of our assessment there were 14 people using the service. We spent time with, and spoke with 4 people living at the service, 2 relatives, 6 members of staff and 2 medical professionals, to help us assess and understand how people’s care needs were being met. We carried out our on-site assessment on 21 May 2024, and our off site assessment activity started on 22 May 2024 and concluded 3 July 2024. We looked at quality statements; safeguarding; involving people to manage risks; safe and effective staffing; infection prevention and control; medicines optimization; capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders; partnership and communities and governance, management and sustainability. The assessment was undertaken by 1 inspector and 1 regulatory coordinator.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Outstanding
Well-led: Good

Read Pippins 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 Pippins Residential Care Home, 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 Pippins Residential Care Home, 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 Pippins 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