Trewartha Residential and Nursing Home

Trewartha Estate, Carbis Bay, St. Ives, TR26 2TQ

01736797183

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

6 May 2026

Provider

Sanctuary Care Limited

Beds

37 beds

About Trewartha Residential and Nursing Home

Trewartha Residential and Nursing Home, in Cornwall, provides residential and nursing care for up to 37 older people, including those living with dementia. The CQC rated the home Good overall, finding people were protected from abuse, risks were properly assessed and medicines were managed safely. Staff were recruited safely, well trained and understood their responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act.

Inspectors found staff to be kind and attentive, with people and relatives describing them as patient and caring. People had access to varied activities, including trips to the beach, and felt confident in the home's management, with concerns acted upon promptly.

Source: CQC assessment, 4 June 2026

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peopleYounger adults

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.

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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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 37 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · TR26 2TQ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions.

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 4 June 2026. Assessment date recorded: 6 May 2026.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 4 June 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: 13 May 2026 to 20 May 2026. Trewartha Residential and Nursing Home is a ‘care home’ providing support for a maximum of 37 older people and those living with dementia. On the day of the inspection, 33 people were living at the service.People were protected from all forms of abuse and staff had the skills to meet people’s needs.
People’s needs were identified and risks associated with their specific needs were assessed.
The service was clean, and staff understood how to manage infection control risks. All necessary checks had been completed to ensure the safety of the environment and equipment.
Staff were safely recruited and appropriately deployed to ensure people’s needs were promptly met.
Medicines were managed safely.
Staff were kind, compassionate and enjoyed their role caring for people. They told us they were well supported by the registered manager who listened to them and acted upon suggestions they made.
Staff understood the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Best interest decisions were always carried out regarding specific decisions. All necessary applications had been made to the local authority.
There were systems and processes to support the registered manager to identify and address quality concerns and risks to the organisation.

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

Read Trewartha Residential and 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 Trewartha Residential and 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 Trewartha Residential and 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 Trewartha Residential and 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