Care home · Newquay
The Beach
Illustrative photo, not of The Beach- Address
- Alexandra Road, Newquay, TR7 3NB
- Run by
- Modus Care Limited (18 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 12 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2022 (3 years)
- Part of
- Salutem Bid Co Ltd
- Registered manager
- Kiel Martin Payne
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03983561)
- Last CQC check
- 6 May 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-13945012343
About The Beach
The Beach in Newquay is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Modus Care 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 Requires improvement overall (May 2025). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Newquay; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ownership and company checks
The Beach is run by Modus Care Limited (company 03983561), incorporated in 2000, 22 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Modus Care Limited runs 18 CQC-registered services across 5 council areas; 12 of the 18 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (67%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
10 of its services are in Cornwall.
It trades under the Salutem Bid Co Ltd brand, which covers 72 services run by 8 registered providers.
The Beach over the years
CQC registration dates from November 2022, so the service has been operating for around 3 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2017–2025), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
- We identified breaches of the regulations relating to staffing and a repeated breach in relation to the oversight of the service.
- While some improvements had been made following the previous inspection the providers oversight remained not entirely effective.
- The provider was previously in breach of the regulations in relation to person centred care and consent.
- Others in the flats are very friendly” and “I love working with [Staff Names], they are doing a good job.” A relative told us; “The staff are absolutely marvellous with [Name].” We observed staff chatting with people and saw people were comfortable entering the office and seeking out support when needed.
Inspected 19 June 2023; report published 26 August 2023. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate The Beach 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.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Cornwall Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Around Newquay
There are 11 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Crescent, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (5 of the nearest 21); physical disabilities (4 of the nearest 21); sight or hearing loss (3 of the nearest 21).
3 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St Columb Minor & Colan 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 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB.
What the ratings tell you
Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Cornwall, 28 of 194 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (14%), while 41 of 194 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Ratings over time
- Aug 2017
- Aug 2018
- Jan 2021
- Aug 2021
- Aug 2022
- Oct 2022
- Aug 2023
- May 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 26 August 2023
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 18 September 2023 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 "Porth Beach Hotel"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- St Columb Minor & Colan
- Council
- Cornwall Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TR7 (12)
Larger map · How to get there · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe28 of 194 in Cornwall
- Effective171 of 194 in Cornwall
- Caring182 of 194 in Cornwall
- Responsive177 of 194 in Cornwall
- Well-led41 of 194 in Cornwall
From CQC's latest report, published 6 May 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cornwall share it.
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Where The Beach stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Cornwall, 81% of the 194 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2025) is more recent than 83% of care home ratings in Cornwall.
- With 12 beds it is smaller than 70% of care homes in Cornwall, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 15% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Cornwall lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (16% of care homes in Cornwall are also rated below Good here); Well-led (22% of care homes in Cornwall are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Cornwall as at Oct 2026.
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Guides for families
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The Beach: common questions
- What type of care does The Beach provide?
- CQC lists The Beach under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is The Beach a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-13945012343 and was rated Requires improvement overall in May 2025.
- Where is The Beach?
- It is at Alexandra Road, Newquay, TR7 3NB.
- When was The Beach last inspected?
- 6 May 2025 is when the current rating was published, 1 year ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can The Beach care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- Which provider runs The Beach?
- The Beach is run by Modus Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How big is The Beach?
- CQC registers The Beach for 12 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How is The Beach rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Beach: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does care from The Beach cost?
- No fee list from The Beach has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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