CareTech Community Services
Roborough House
Nursing home in Plymouth, Devon
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- 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).
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About
Roborough House is a 44-bed nursing home on the outskirts of Plymouth, near Dartmoor, operated by CareTech Community Services. It provides nursing care and specialist support for people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities, including those with complex neurological needs following serious brain injury.
The Care Quality Commission rated Roborough House as Requires Improvement in 2023. It was marked Good for safety, caring and responsiveness, but Requires Improvement for effectiveness and leadership.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 26 January 2023 · Last inspected 6 December 2022
Inspectors observed that residents at this care home looked happy and relaxed with the staff supporting them, and that people had time for social contact and outings. The home has improved since its last inspection: medicines are now managed safely, safeguarding and notifications are in order, and it has been removed from special measures. Systems introduced by an interim manager are still being embedded.
- Medicines are now managed safely and given as prescribed
- Safeguarding incidents are now reported to the local authority and CQC is notified as required
- Staff receive appropriate training and support, and carers are recruited safely in sufficient numbers
- The environment is safe, with equipment and health and safety checks in place
- Nursing posts remain filled mostly by agency nurses
- New audit systems and processes have not yet become fully embedded in day-to-day operations
- The home has had several managers in recent years and a permanent manager is not yet in post
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.
Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected July 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsLimited
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
377 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Devon council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,054 |
| 2025 | £1,110 |
What Devon council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Roborough House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Derriford Hospital, 2.1 miles away. The local GP practice is ROBOROUGH SURGERY, 1.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Tavistock Community Transport Association
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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