Trewidden Care Home

Trewidden Road, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2BX

01736796856

Care Type

Residential Care

CQC rating published

14 May 2019

Provider

Cornwallis Care Services Ltd

Beds

51 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 19 care homes for older people within 10 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 16 are the same and 3 are lower.

17 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

GoodMay 2015
Requires ImprovementMar 2017
Requires ImprovementMay 2018
GoodMay 2019

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019. 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 Cornwallis Care Services Ltd, which runs 10 care homes in England: 9 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

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.

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 Trewidden Care Home

Trewidden Care Home is a residential care home in Cornwall, providing personal care and accommodation for older adults. Full details from the latest CQC inspection are set out below.

Trewidden provides accommodation with personal care for up to 39 people. At the time of inspection, 37 people were using the service. The management team and staff knew people well and understood their individual likes, preferences and health needs.

Staff were caring, spending time chatting with people as they moved around the service. While not all residents were able to verbally express their views about their experience, inspectors observed positive interactions between people and the staff supporting them.

Source: CQC inspection report, 14 May 2019

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder people

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Trewidden 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 Trewidden 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 Trewidden 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