England

Woodland ParkTorbay

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Woodland Park

14 Babbacombe Road, Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3SJ

07886825406

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

14 September 2022

Provider

Woodland Healthcare Limited

Beds

31 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementOct 2016
Requires ImprovementApr 2018
GoodMay 2019
Requires ImprovementNov 2022

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2016.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Woodland Healthcare Limited, which runs 6 care homes in England: 2 rated Good, 3 Requires Improvement and 1 Inadequate.

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.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
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 Woodland Park

Woodland Park is a nursing care home in the coastal town of Torbay, a part of Devon known for its relaxed pace and seaside charm. Families looking for nursing care in this area will find a residential setting that aims to provide a comfortable, homely environment for its residents. The team at Woodland Park understands how significant this decision can be, and welcomes conversations with families who want to find the right place for their loved one.

Woodland Park provides personal and nursing care to up to 31 people in a residential setting near Babbacombe Downs. At inspection, 22 people were using the service. Inspectors identified several quality and safety concerns.

Quality assurance systems were not effectively identifying areas for improvement, and medicines audits failed to highlight where changes were needed or who was responsible for implementing them. The home did not ensure a first aid trained staff member was always on duty at night, and maintenance issues with the call bell system prevented the manager from monitoring response times.

Care records lacked sufficient detail to show what care people received daily, and some maintenance tasks including weekly fire tests had not been completed for several weeks. Risk assessments for falls and pressure damage were not always thorough or properly monitored. Safeguarding concerns were not consistently recorded, reported and investigated through effective systems.

However, no evidence of harm to individuals was found during the inspection.

Source: CQC inspection report, 25 November 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder 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.

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 31 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · TQ1 3SJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 25 November 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 14 September 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 3 May 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 3 May 2019: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Woodland Park'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 Woodland Park, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Woodland Park, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Woodland Park'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