Sunnymeade Quality Care
Care home in Plymouth
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).
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About
Sunnymeade Quality Care is a privately run care home in Plymouth, South West England, providing residential and respite care for up to 40 residents. The home is situated in the residential suburbs of Derriford, close to Derriford hospital.
The home is registered with the Care Quality Commission and was rated as Requires Improvement in its 2022 report. The Caring and Responsive key questions were rated Good; Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 7 April 2022 · Last inspected 22 February 2022
Inspectors found that relatives were happy with the care their family members received and felt the home was a safe place. Staff were described as a supportive team working through staffing shortages, and people's health needs were met, with a range of healthy meal choices offered. The report also noted that the home was still developing its systems for checking the quality and safety of care.
- Relatives said they were content with the care their family members received and felt the home was safe.
- Medicines were managed safely, and staff could explain how to recognise abuse and what to do about it.
- Staff supported one another through staffing shortages, and people were helped to access healthcare when needed.
- The building was clean, and infection control procedures had been updated in line with current guidance.
- Systems for assessing and monitoring the quality and safety of care were still being introduced and were not yet fully effective.
- Mental capacity assessments were not always carried out in line with the law, and some necessary safeguards had not been applied for.
- The fire risk assessment for the building had not been reviewed when it was due, although the management team had identified this and was updating it.
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2026
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Ambulance station about 600 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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAmple
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 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 Plymouth council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council 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
Sunnymeade Quality Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Derriford Hospital, 0.4 miles away. The local GP practice is ROBOROUGH SURGERY, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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