Torr Home
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
Torr Home is a care home in Plymouth providing nursing, respite, end of life and dementia care, with registered beds for 60 residents. The home is also a registered charity and operates retirement apartments alongside its care services.
Rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (report 2022), Torr Home was marked Good across Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive domains, though Well-led was rated Requires Improvement. The home is set within extensive grounds in South West England.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 9 November 2022 · Last inspected 8 September 2022
Inspectors visited Torr Home in September 2022 and found that the nursing and dementia care service had improved since the previous inspection. People said they felt safe, staffing levels had risen and were being met, and staff were described as caring and kind. Medicines, infection control and the support given to people with their choices were all judged to be in order, and people were complimentary about the food.
- People said they felt safe, and recruitment checks and staffing levels had improved.
- Staff were described as compassionate and kind, and were able to communicate well with people.
- Care plans gave clear guidance, and staff understood infection prevention and control protocols.
- Involved professionals reported significant improvements in the service's performance since the last inspection.
- Staff were attempting to record how much food and fluid people consumed, and inspectors made a recommendation about this practice.
- Staff at the Belltor unit reported feeling isolated and lacking support from management, and inspectors made a recommendation about this.
- The service continues to find it difficult to recruit additional nursing staff.
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 January 2026
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAmple
- 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 |
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Local health safety net
Torr Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Derriford Hospital, 1.7 miles away. The local GP practice is PEVERELL PARK SURGERY, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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