Care home · Plymouth
Camellia House
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- 4-5 Belmont Place, Stoke, Plymouth, PL3 4DN
- Run by
- Vernsa Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2026 (9 months)
- Registered manager
- Precy Racela Jones
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2025 (1 year), accounts up to date (Companies House 16167948)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Sep 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-23934309900
About this home
Camellia House in Plymouth is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Vernsa Healthcare Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities, sight or hearing loss and eating disorders among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2018). It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Torpoint; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe67 of 85 in Plymouth
- Effective67 of 85 in Plymouth
- Caring66 of 85 in Plymouth
- Responsive71 of 85 in Plymouth
- Well-led54 of 85 in Plymouth
Source: CQC, published 4 September 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Plymouth share it.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Rating history
- Mar 2016
- Sep 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 22 April 2026 by Plymouth City. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Camellia House Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Stoke
- Council
- Plymouth City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- NHS planning area
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PL3 (19)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 26 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Devonport, 270 m (3 min walk)
- GP surgery Stoke surgery, 40 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Park Blockhouse Park, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Café Stoke cafe, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Stoke Christian Centre, 40 m (1 min walk)
- Library Plymouth Proprietary Library, 960 m (12 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The company behind Camellia House
Camellia House is run by Vernsa Healthcare Limited (company 16167948), incorporated in 2025, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Track record
Camellia House registered with CQC in January 2026, so it is a new service.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
At 8 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
Note that a different provider ran the service when it was rated; the current one has not been inspected here so far.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Underhill House Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
22 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Stoke ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (1 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The ratings in context
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 53 of the 84 other care homes in Plymouth that CQC has rated.
Costs to expect
We estimate Camellia House at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Plymouth Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
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Camellia House in local context
- Rated Good. Across Plymouth, 79% of the 85 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2018) is more recent than 6% of care home ratings in Plymouth.
- With 21 beds it is smaller than 55% of care homes in Plymouth, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Plymouth lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Plymouth; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other care homes near Torpoint with recent ratings
- Parkwood HouseOct 2026
- Waters Park HouseJun 2026
What families ask about Camellia House
- How did Camellia House score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What are Camellia House's fees?
- Camellia House has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Which provider runs Camellia House?
- On CQC's register the provider is Vernsa Healthcare Limited.
- How many residents can Camellia House take?
- CQC registers Camellia House for 21 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- When did CQC last rate Camellia House?
- The latest rating is dated 4 September 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can Camellia House care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is Camellia House a registered provider?
- Camellia House is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-23934309900) and was rated Good overall in September 2018.
- Where is Camellia House?
- It is at 4-5 Belmont Place, Stoke, Plymouth, PL3 4DN.
- What services is Camellia House registered for?
- Camellia House is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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