Care home · Torquay
Siesta
Illustrative photo, not of Siesta- Address
- 65 St. Marychurch Road, Torquay, TQ1 3HG
- Run by
- Renaissance Care Services Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- April 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Karen Elizabeth Hardwick Simon George Appleby
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05529729)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Oct 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-4978191062
Siesta at a glance
Siesta in Torquay is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Renaissance Care Services Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (October 2018). It is one of 45 CQC-registered care homes in and around Torquay; 33 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from April 2018, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.
One overall rating to date: Good, published October 2018.
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.
What it may cost
We estimate Siesta at £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Torbay Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
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 50 of the 69 other care homes in Torbay that CQC has rated.
The local picture
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 Renaissance Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
22 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St Marychurch ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min), a park (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
CQC ratings, area by area
- 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
As rated by CQC, published 13 October 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Torbay share it.
Registered specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Earlier inspections
- Oct 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 13 October 2018
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 3 September 2025 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 "Siesta"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- St Marychurch
- Council
- Torbay Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torbay
- NHS planning area
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TQ1 (37)
Bigger map · How to get there · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Local amenities
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 39 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Torre, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- GP surgery Southover Medical Practice, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Day Lewis Pharmacy, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Lidl, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Park 510 m (6 min walk)
- Café Ivy's, 830 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship Victoria Park Methodist Church, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Library Torquay Central Library, 680 m (9 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
From the latest CQC inspection
- This announced comprehensive inspection took place on 30 August 2018.
- Siesta is a respite unit for people with a learning disability and is registered to support up to seven people at any one time.
- People stay at the service for varying periods of time: some people stay for two days each week while others spend one to two weeks a month at the service.
- People using this service receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
Inspected 30 August 2018; report published 13 October 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The company behind Siesta
Siesta is run by Renaissance Care Services Limited (company 05529729), incorporated in 2005, 12 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.
Renaissance Care Services Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Torbay, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Siesta 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.
Where Siesta stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Torbay, 80% of the 70 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2018) is more recent than 6% of care home ratings in Torbay.
- With 7 beds it is smaller than 89% of care homes in Torbay, where the typical home has 26.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 32% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Torbay lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Torbay, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Other care homes close by
Guides for families
Torquay: care homes inspected recently
- Jubilee HouseFeb 2026
- BeechcroftAug 2026
- Mount TryonMay 2025
Siesta questions answered
- When was Siesta last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 13 October 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Siesta support people with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- What services is Siesta registered for?
- Registration for Siesta covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Siesta regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-4978191062 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in October 2018.
- Where is Siesta based?
- It is at 65 St. Marychurch Road, Torquay, TQ1 3HG.
- Is Siesta rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: 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 care from Siesta cost?
- No fee list from Siesta has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who is the registered provider for Siesta?
- CQC lists Renaissance Care Services Limited as the provider responsible for Siesta.
- How many residents can Siesta take?
- CQC capacity for Siesta: 7 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
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