Care home · Bodmin
Castle Hill House Care Home
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- Castle Street, Bodmin, PL31 2DY
- Run by
- Castle Hill House Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 43 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on castlehillhouse.net)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Careen Jayne Harris
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2003 (23 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04673444)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-121612972
Castle Hill House Care Home at a glance
Castle Hill House Care Home in Bodmin is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Castle Hill House Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2018). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bodmin; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe161 of 193 in Cornwall
- Effective170 of 193 in Cornwall
- Caring180 of 193 in Cornwall
- Responsive176 of 193 in Cornwall
- Well-led142 of 193 in Cornwall
As rated by CQC, published 13 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cornwall share it.
Rating history
- Nov 2015
- Dec 2017
- Dec 2018
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 15 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 13 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 6 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 24 November 2015
- Inspection report 15 October 2013
- Inspection report 21 December 2012
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 3 February 2026 by Cornwall. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Castle Hill House"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Bodmin St Petroc's
- Council
- Cornwall Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PL31 (6)
See the wider area · How to get there · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 410 m (5 min walk) · 7 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Bodmin General, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Asda, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Lidl, 470 m (6 min walk)
- Park Priory Park, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Café Asda Café, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Petroc's Church, 490 m (6 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Castle Hill House Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 141 of the 192 other care homes in Cornwall that CQC has rated.
The inspection, summarised
- The service had equipment and services in place to meet the needs of the client group.
- The registered manager was communicating with people, staff and family members regularly to make sure everyone had an understanding of procedures and precautions being taken, and how to keep people safe.
- The registered manager worked with the nurses and care staff team to ensure infection prevention and control measures were followed.
- Residents and staff had received the necessary level of COVID-19 vaccine in order to provide the maximum protection.
Inspected 25 January 2022; report published 15 February 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The company behind Castle Hill House Care Home
Castle Hill House Care Home is run by Castle Hill House Limited (company 04673444), incorporated in 2003, 7 years 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 other human health activities.
History with CQC
Castle Hill House Care Home has been registered with CQC since November 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Inspected but not rated.
At 7 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.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 15 February 2022.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Castle Hill House Care Home 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
With savings below £23,250, Cornwall Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
How it fits locally
There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The White House Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (4 of the nearest 14).
13 of the 14 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bodmin St Petroc's ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (6 min), a park (8 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Castle Hill House Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
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Castle Hill House Care Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Cornwall, 81% of the 193 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2018) is more recent than 10% of care home ratings in Cornwall.
- With 43 beds it is larger than 86% of care homes in Cornwall, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Cornwall lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Cornwall (Oct 2026).
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Guides for families
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Castle Hill House Care Home: common questions
- Who runs Castle Hill House Care Home?
- The registered provider is Castle Hill House Limited, according to CQC.
- How many beds does Castle Hill House Care Home have?
- Castle Hill House Care Home has 43 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How did Castle Hill House Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does Castle Hill House Care Home charge?
- Castle Hill House Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- What type of care does Castle Hill House Care Home provide?
- Registration for Castle Hill House Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Castle Hill House Care Home a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-121612972 and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
- Where is Castle Hill House Care Home based?
- It is at Castle Street, Bodmin, PL31 2DY.
- When did CQC last rate Castle Hill House Care Home?
- 13 December 2018 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Castle Hill House Care Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
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