Care home · Brixham
Hill House Nursing Home
Illustrative photo, not of Hill House Nursing Home- Address
- Park Avenue, Brixham, TQ5 0DT
- Run by
- Golfhill Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 43 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2013 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- Carol Ann Ashmore
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1995 (31 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03043921)
- Last CQC check
- 29 Jan 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-726370180
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Hill House Nursing Home is based in Brixham, run by Golfhill Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2018). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Brixham; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
Hill House Nursing Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 50 of the 69 other care homes in Torbay that CQC has rated.
Past CQC ratings
- Apr 2017
- May 2018
- Jan 2022
- Today Rating 8 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 29 January 2022
- CQC inspection report 4 May 2018
- CQC inspection report 12 April 2017
- Inspection report 8 January 2014
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 9 July 2026 by Torbay. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Hill House Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Furzeham with Summercombe
- Council
- Torbay Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Devon
- Integrated care board
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TQ5 (7)
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Close by
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 30 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery St Lukes & Greenswood Medical Center, 910 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Well Pharmacy, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Park St. Marys Park, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Mary the Virgin, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Library Brixham Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
The local picture
There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cross Park House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
23 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Furzeham with Summercombe ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind Hill House Nursing Home
Hill House Nursing Home is run by Golfhill Limited (company 03043921), incorporated in 1995, 18 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 nursing care.
Golfhill Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Torbay.
Needs it is registered to meet
Registration details from CQC.
What it may cost
We estimate Hill House Nursing Home at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
Torbay Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe56 of 70 in Torbay
- Effective59 of 70 in Torbay
- Caring66 of 70 in Torbay
- Responsive63 of 70 in Torbay
- Well-led51 of 70 in Torbay
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 4 May 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Torbay share it.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from July 2013, so the service has been operating for around 13 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Reports on record: 4, with the most recent dated 29 January 2022.
Inspection findings in brief
- Hill House Nursing Home is a 'care home' providing accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care for up to 43 older people; some of whom lived with dementia.
- Robust systems were in place to help manage the risks and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
- Staff were facilitating visits for people living in the home in accordance with the current guidance.
- People did not raise any concerns with us about the visiting arrangements at the service.
Inspected 6 January 2022; report published 29 January 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Hill House Nursing Home questions answered
- What services is Hill House Nursing Home registered for?
- Hill House Nursing Home is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- What is Hill House Nursing Home's address?
- It is at Park Avenue, Brixham, TQ5 0DT.
- Is Hill House Nursing Home registered with CQC?
- Yes. Hill House Nursing Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-726370180) and was rated Good overall in May 2018.
- Can Hill House Nursing Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was Hill House Nursing Home last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 4 May 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How many residents can Hill House Nursing Home take?
- Hill House Nursing Home can take up to 43 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Hill House Nursing Home?
- The registered provider is Golfhill Limited, according to CQC.
- How much does Hill House Nursing Home charge?
- We don't have published prices from Hill House Nursing Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Hill House Nursing Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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