Care home

Hamilton House

Care home in Plymouth

Hamilton House

Care home in Plymouth

Operated by Darbyshire Care

CQC Good38 beds
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address21-23, Houndiscombe Road, Plymouth, PL4 6HG
Beds38

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About

Hamilton House is a 38-bed residential and nursing care home in Plymouth, South West England, operated by Darbyshire Care Ltd. The home provides residential, nursing, and dementia care.

Hamilton House was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2023, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 21 March 2023 · Last inspected 24 February 2023

Inspectors found that medicines were handled safely and people received them as prescribed. Staff assessed and managed risks to people's care and wellbeing, and people were supported to keep choice and control, with the least restrictive approach used. The registered manager was described as well-led, staff worked well as a team and with outside professionals, and quality checks were used to improve care.

Strengths noted
  • Medicines were managed safely and given as prescribed
  • Risks to people's care and wellbeing were regularly assessed and managed
  • A registered manager and clear management and staffing structure were in place, with staff working well as a team
  • Effective quality assurance processes were used to improve people's care

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
A&E: Derriford Hospital2.8 miles
Pub or bar300 m
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Fire station about 550 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

377 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime53%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Criminal damage & arson8%
Other theft8%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Plymouth pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£879
2025£979

What Plymouth council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Hamilton House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Derriford Hospital, 2.8 miles away. The local GP practice is LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR., 0.4 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Derriford Hospital · 2.8 mi
Nearest GP
LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR. · 0.4 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Plymouth

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Community Regeneration Outreach Projects Ltd

To promote activities and educational opportunities for local residents and surrounding areas of Plymouth. The centre offers a warm friendly environment where people can relax and enjoy the…

1.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1085090)
Charity

Plymouth Age Concern

Plymouth Age Concern (known as Age UK Plymouth) exists to care for and work with people over the age of 50 and their carers in and around the City of Plymouth to improve the quality of their life…

1.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (281820)
Charity

The Elder Tree Limited (Voluntary Visiting Service)

The Elder Tree provides an extensive support and befriending network for isolated and vulnerable older people resident in Plymouth.

1.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1124248)
Charity

Plymouth Music Zone Limited

PMZ's an award winning charity using music to reach out and transform the lives of some of the most disadvantaged children, young people and vulnerable adults. Music Leaders deliver music…

1.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1100878)
Charity

Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm

For the public benefit to promote individual and inclusive dementia friendly based activities and services for people with dementia, their carers and families in the communities of the parishes of…

5.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1180354)
Charity

Tavistock Community Transport Association

It provides community transport services in the Tavistock, West Devon and East Cornwall areas through the operation of the Tavistock Country Bus.

7.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1171763)

Part of Darbyshire Care

Hamilton House is one of 3 homes run by Darbyshire Care on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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