Care homes in Plymouth
Every care home registered in Plymouth, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.
Plymouth has 86 care homes currently providing care, with 2,256 beds. 20 provide nursing care and 44 support people living with dementia. 80% of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 89% across the South West and 83% across England.
Best-rated care homes in Plymouth
Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.
- O Outstanding Wisteria House Plymstock Limited Care homeRated
- O Outstanding Ryver House Care homeRated
- O Outstanding Brunel House Care homeRated
- O Outstanding IOTA CARE Care homeRated
- O Outstanding Hartley Park Care Home Care home with nursingRated
- O Outstanding Wisteria House Stoke Limited Care homeRated
- O Outstanding Rated
- O Outstanding IOTA Care Care homeRated
- G Good Parkwood House Care home with nursingRated
- G Good Stone Barton Short Break Care homeRated
All care homes in Plymouth
87 care homes
- O Outstanding Brunel House Care home7 beds PL5 1QY Rated
- O Outstanding Hartley Park Care Home Care home with nursing66 beds PL3 5LW Rated
- O Outstanding IOTA Care Care home3 beds PL3 4HZ Rated
- O Outstanding IOTA CARE Care home3 beds PL4 7PT Rated
- O Outstanding 6 beds PL4 6BJ Rated
- O Outstanding Ryver House Care home3 beds PL5 1QT Rated
- O Outstanding 4 beds PL4 6BJ Rated
- O Outstanding Wisteria House Plymstock Limited Care home20 beds PL9 9QS Rated
- O Outstanding Wisteria House Stoke Limited Care home22 beds PL1 4QX Rated
- G Good Amberley House - Plymouth Care home42 beds PL7 2HJ Rated
- G Good Astor Hall Care home26 beds PL1 5RB Rated
- G Good Balmain Care Home Care home29 beds PL2 1BT Rated
- G Good Bethany House Care Home Care home27 beds PL4 8QE Rated
- G Good Brookland House Care home3 beds PL4 9QN Rated
- G Good Bull Point House & Annex Care home5 beds PL5 1ER Rated
- G Good Butterfly Lodge Care home with nursing38 beds PL5 2EW Rated
- G Good Camellia House Care home21 beds PL3 4DN Rated
- G Good Caraston Hall Care home5 beds PL3 4DA Rated
- G Good Charlton House Care home44 beds PL3 4SR Rated
- G Good Chatsworth Residential Home Care home26 beds PL3 5BE Rated
- G Good Clearview Care home6 beds PL4 8RG Rated
- G Good Colwill Lodge Care home15 beds PL6 8UE Rated
- G Good Consort House Nursing Home Care home with nursing60 beds PL3 5TX Rated
- G Good Down House Care home with nursing49 beds PL6 8AA Rated
- G Good Drake Nursing Home Care home with nursing32 beds PL1 5RH Rated
- G Good Elburton Heights Care home with nursing73 beds PL9 8EJ Rated
- G Good Ernstell House Care home with nursing64 beds PL5 2EY Rated
- G Good Furzehatt Residential and Nursing Home Care home with nursing62 beds PL9 8QX Rated
- G Good Greenacres Care Centre Limited Care home39 beds PL3 5JF Rated
- G Good Hamilton House Care home with nursing38 beds PL4 6HG Rated
- G Good Hardwick View Care home20 beds PL7 1UF Rated
- G Good Inglenook House Care home7 beds PL4 8RG Rated
- G Good Kanner Project Care home5 beds PL9 8AA Rated
- G Good Kazdin Care home3 beds PL6 5ES Rated
- G Good Klein Care home2 beds PL2 1AE Rated
- G Good Laburnum Lodge Care home6 beds PL4 8RG Rated
- G Good Manor Court Care home37 beds PL3 6ND Rated
- G Good Manor House Care home30 beds PL6 5JE Rated
- G Good Maria Skobtsova House Care home9 beds PL4 6HG Rated
- G Good Mayflower House Care home33 beds PL3 5BB Rated
- G Good Meadowside and St. Francis Care home with nursing69 beds PL7 4LE Rated
- G Good Merafield View Nursing Home Care home with nursing40 beds PL7 1ZB Rated
- G Good Merchant House Care home19 beds PL3 4HE Rated
- G Good Michaelstowe Care home24 beds PL7 2HP Rated
- G Good Nazareth House - Plymouth Care home with nursing46 beds PL1 3QR Rated
- G Good Oaklands Care home10 beds PL9 9BD Rated
- G Good Parkwood House Care home with nursing45 beds PL1 4QJ Rated
- G Good Plymbridge House Care home40 beds PL7 4LD Rated
- G Good Ridgecott Care home10 beds PL7 2HJ Rated
- G Good Selkirk House Care home42 beds PL9 9BD Rated
- G Good Seymour Court Nursing and Care Home Care home with nursing37 beds PL3 5AP Rated
- G Good St Winnow Care home5 beds PL9 7DQ Rated
- G Good Stone Barton Short Break Care home3 beds PL7 4LN Rated
- G Good The Bungalow Care home6 beds PL5 3SN Rated
- G Good 4 beds PL7 4DX Rated
- G Good The Lodge Care home4 beds PL6 8AL Rated
- G Good Thorn Park Care Home Care home37 beds PL3 4ST Rated
- G Good Thornbury Villa Care home14 beds PL3 4NE Rated
- G Good Torr Home Care home with nursing60 beds PL3 5SY Rated
- G Good Trenant House Care Home Care home24 beds PL4 7PJ Rated
- G Good Underhill House Residential Home Care home28 beds PL3 4BP Rated
- G Good Vale Lodge Residential Home Care home20 beds PL4 6BN Rated
- G Good Valley View Care home20 beds PL6 5SR Rated
- G Good Vicarage Residential Home Care home35 beds PL2 3QR Rated
- G Good Waters Park House Care home with nursing23 beds PL1 4QQ Rated
- G Good 33 beds PL6 7HE Rated
- G Good Woodland Villa Care Home Care home with nursing53 beds PL3 4HE Rated
- RI Requires improvement Ardent Residential Care Home Care home23 beds PL4 6HH Rated
- RI Requires improvement Arguam House Care home10 beds PL1 5PN Rated
- RI Requires improvement Cann House Care Home Care home with nursing62 beds PL5 4LE Rated
- RI Requires improvement Grenville House Care home4 beds PL4 6BL Rated
- RI Requires improvement Higher Park Lodge Care home34 beds PL1 4BT Rated
- RI Requires improvement Honeybourne House Care home with nursing21 beds PL5 3HA Rated
- RI Requires improvement No 19 Respite House Care home4 beds PL4 7PT Rated
- RI Requires improvement Nutley Lodge Care Home Care home27 beds PL9 8DA Rated
- RI Requires improvement St James's Lodge Care home with nursing38 beds PL1 5PF Rated
- RI Requires improvement Stepping Stones Care home15 beds PL5 3QB Rated
- RI Requires improvement Stoke View Residential Home Care home9 beds PL2 1AF Rated
- RI Requires improvement Sunnymeade Quality Care Care home40 beds PL6 8AE Rated
- RI Requires improvement Tamar House Care home29 beds PL6 5XN Rated
- RI Requires improvement The Long Brook Residential Home Care home24 beds PL7 1NE Rated
- RI Requires improvement The Old School House Care Home Care home36 beds PL7 1TL Rated
- RI Requires improvement Two Trees Care home28 beds PL3 4AF Rated
- RI Requires improvement Waterloo House Care home20 beds PL1 5RH Rated
- – No overall rating Ashleigh Manor Residential Care Home Care home65 beds PL7 4JU No rating date
- – Not yet rated Durnsford Lodge Care home28 beds PL3 4BG No rating date
- – Not yet rated Orchid House Care home4 beds PL2 1BP No rating date
No care homes match those filters.
How ratings have changed since 2015
Share rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, among services open today.
The share fell from 86% in 2015 to 79% in 2026.
In 2015, 42 of the care homes open today had a rating. In 2026, 84 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.
| Year | Rated | Rated Good or Outstanding | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42 | 36 | 86% |
| 2016 | 66 | 56 | 85% |
| 2017 | 70 | 56 | 80% |
| 2018 | 73 | 62 | 85% |
| 2019 | 75 | 66 | 88% |
| 2020 | 75 | 69 | 92% |
| 2021 | 76 | 64 | 84% |
| 2022 | 79 | 67 | 85% |
| 2023 | 82 | 72 | 88% |
| 2024 | 82 | 71 | 87% |
| 2025 | 83 | 69 | 83% |
| 2026 | 84 | 66 | 79% |
Recent changes
In the last 12 months, 4 care homes dropped their rating. None improved.
Dropped (4)
- G Good Parkwood House Down from Outstanding to Good
- RI Requires improvement St James's Lodge Down from Good to Requires improvement
- RI Requires improvement Tamar House Down from Good to Requires improvement
- RI Requires improvement Higher Park Lodge Down from Good to Requires improvement
Who runs care homes here
Providers with two or more care homes in Plymouth.
- Karlyon Care Ltd 4 homes, 3 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 not yet rated
- Modus Care (Plymouth) Limited 4 homes, 4 rated Good or Outstanding
- Darbyshire Care Limited 3 homes, 3 rated Good or Outstanding
- IOTA Care Limited 3 homes, 2 rated Good or Outstanding
- J.A.N. Limited 3 homes, 3 rated Good or Outstanding
Getting help from Plymouth City Council
The council's adult social care team is the place to start. They can assess the care you need and explain how it might be paid for.
- Adult social care
- Adult social care at Plymouth City Council
- Care needs assessment
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone
- 01752 668000 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Online
- Make a request online
- Carers
- Support for carers
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- How many care homes are there in Plymouth?
- Plymouth has 86 care homes currently providing care, with 2,256 beds. The full list also includes 1 registered service that is not providing care at the moment.
- How many care homes in Plymouth are rated Outstanding?
- 8 are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. Show only the Outstanding ones.
- Which care homes in Plymouth provide nursing care?
- 20 care homes provide nursing care in Plymouth. Show only the care homes with nursing.
- How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Plymouth?
- Ask the adult social care team at Plymouth City Council for a care needs assessment. Start on the council's care needs assessment page. You can also phone 01752 668000.
Places in Plymouth
Figures show the number of care homes in each place.
Nearby areas
Home care in Plymouth
52 home care services are registered here too. See home care in Plymouth