Care home · Helston
Porthgwara Nursing Home
- Address
- North Corner, Coverack, Helston, TR12 6TG
- Run by
- Porthgwara Nursing Home LLP
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 15 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Melissa Norman
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House OC306770)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Feb 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-113524355
An overview of Porthgwara Nursing Home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Porthgwara Nursing Home is based in Helston, run by Porthgwara Nursing Home LLP. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Outstanding overall (March 2018).
Reading Porthgwara Nursing Home's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Cornwall, 9 of 193 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (5%), while 6 of 193 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (3%), while 8 of 193 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (4%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe161 of 193 in Cornwall
- Effective170 of 193 in Cornwall
- Caring9 of 193 in Cornwall
- Responsive6 of 193 in Cornwall
- Well-led8 of 193 in Cornwall
CQC key question ratings, published 13 March 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cornwall share it; for example, 9 of 193 care homes in Cornwall rated Outstanding for Caring.
Inspection findings in brief
- The service occupies a detached house over two floors with a passenger lift for people to access the lower floor.
- The service was equipped with facilities to support the needs of people living at Porthgwara.
- The service was clean throughout, and there were appropriate procedures to ensure any infection control risks were minimised.
- All communal areas had safe distancing seating arrangements.
Inspected 2 February 2021; report published 13 February 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Around Helston
It sits in Mullion & St Keverne ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (further from a major town or city), among the 40% 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 shop (8 min), a park (9 min), a café (8 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
Porthgwara Nursing Home is run by Porthgwara Nursing Home Llp (company OC306770), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Likely fees
We estimate Porthgwara Nursing Home at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Cornwall Council for a free care needs assessment.
Porthgwara Nursing Home over the years
Porthgwara Nursing Home has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good and improving to Inspected but not rated.
No new overall rating has been published for 8 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 5 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 13 February 2021.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Ratings over time
- Sep 2015
- Mar 2018
- Feb 2021
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 13 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 13 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 30 September 2015
- Inspection report 26 February 2014
- Inspection report 17 April 2013
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 August 2026 by Cornwall. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Porthgwara Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Mullion & St Keverne
- Council
- Cornwall Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- NHS planning area
- NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
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Close by
- Bus stop 240 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Coverack Village Stores, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Park 700 m (9 min walk)
- Café Archies Loft, 630 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship St Peter, 520 m (7 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).
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Porthgwara Nursing Home on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Porthgwara Nursing Home questions answered
- How is Porthgwara Nursing Home rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Porthgwara Nursing Home's fees?
- Porthgwara Nursing Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who is the registered provider for Porthgwara Nursing Home?
- Porthgwara Nursing Home is run by Porthgwara Nursing Home LLP, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does Porthgwara Nursing Home have?
- Porthgwara Nursing Home can take up to 15 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- When was Porthgwara Nursing Home last inspected?
- 13 March 2018 is when the current rating was published, 8 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Porthgwara Nursing Home registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- Is Porthgwara Nursing Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Porthgwara Nursing Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-113524355) and was rated Outstanding overall in March 2018.
- What is Porthgwara Nursing Home's address?
- It is at North Corner, Coverack, Helston, TR12 6TG.
- What type of care does Porthgwara Nursing Home provide?
- Porthgwara Nursing Home is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.