Lorna House
- Care home
- 24 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2024
- Torquay, Torbay, South West
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Inadequate to Requires improvement.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
12 of 69
rated care homes in Torbay are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Lorna House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in January 2023, up from Inadequate.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Aveland Court Care Home (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Carl Court (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Aveland Court Care Home Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- RI Abbeywood House Requires improvement, 0.1 miles away
- G Carl Court Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Beechcroft Good, 0.1 miles away
- – Cary Lodge Care Home Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 21 January 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 21 January 2023. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 21 January 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Rakesh Bhaskaran
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Bliss Care 2 Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 15133843 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Torbay Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Torbay Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01803 219700
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Torbay Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Lorna House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Lorna House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Lorna House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 24 beds at Lorna House.
- When was Lorna House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Lorna House was published on 21 January 2023.
- Who runs Lorna House?
- Lorna House is run by Bliss Care 2 Limited.
- What is Lorna House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 21 January 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01803 329908
- Address
- Devons Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PR Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Aveland Court Care Home (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Carl Court (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Aveland Court Care Home Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- RI Abbeywood House Requires improvement, 0.1 miles away
- G Carl Court Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Beechcroft Good, 0.1 miles away
- – Cary Lodge Care Home Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away