Care home · Wells
Torrwood Care Centre
Illustrative photo, not of Torrwood Care Centre- Address
- Gilbert Scott Road, South Horrington Village, Wells, BA5 3FB
- Run by
- Methodist Homes (92 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 82 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2011 (14 years)
- Part of
- Methodist Homes
- Registered manager
- Beverley Francis Davies
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04043124)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Sep 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,600–£1,950 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region (MHA homes publish prices a little above their area average); the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-312174347
Torrwood Care Centre at a glance
Torrwood Care Centre in Wells is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Methodist Homes. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2021). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wells; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Choice nearby
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Crandon Springs Care Home, 2.0 miles away.
15 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Mendip Hills ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Somerset ICB.
Reading Torrwood Care Centre's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Torrwood Care Centre: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 155 of the 185 other care homes in Somerset that CQC has rated.
Costs to expect
We estimate Torrwood Care Centre at £1,600–£1,950 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (MHA homes publish prices a little above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £83k–£101k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
With savings below £23,250, Somerset Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe162 of 186 in Somerset
- Effective171 of 186 in Somerset
- Caring171 of 186 in Somerset
- Responsive164 of 186 in Somerset
- Well-led156 of 186 in Somerset
CQC key question ratings, published 2 September 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Somerset share it.
Key points from CQC's visit
- At our last inspection we found that the service did not always obtain consent in the correct way.
- People were not always protected from risks and governance systems did not always identify and mitigate risks.
- People we spoke with were positive about living at the home.
- They told us they felt safe and well-looked after by the staff team.
Inspected 17 August 2021; report published 2 September 2021; supporting 76 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Track record
Torrwood Care Centre has been registered with CQC since November 2011, about 14 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 5 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 2 September 2021.
The registered provider
Torrwood Care Centre is run by Methodist Homes (company 04043124), incorporated in 2000, 11 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 12 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Methodist Homes runs 92 CQC-registered services across 60 council areas; 82 of the 92 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (89%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Methodist Homes brand, which covers 92 services run by 1 registered provider.
Earlier inspections
- Nov 2015
- Mar 2017
- Nov 2019
- Sep 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 2 September 2021
- CQC inspection report 30 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 11 March 2017
- CQC inspection report 26 November 2015
- Inspection report 18 December 2013
- Inspection report 18 September 2013
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 9 December 2025 by Somerset. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Torrwood Care Centre"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Mendip Hills
- Council
- Somerset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BA5 (8)
See the wider area · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Torrwood Care Centre on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.
What families ask about Torrwood Care Centre
- What is Torrwood Care Centre's address?
- It is at Gilbert Scott Road, South Horrington Village, Wells, BA5 3FB.
- Is Torrwood Care Centre regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Torrwood Care Centre as a care home, location ID 1-312174347 and was rated Good overall in September 2021.
- What type of care does Torrwood Care Centre provide?
- Torrwood Care Centre is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Can Torrwood Care Centre care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- When did CQC last rate Torrwood Care Centre?
- CQC published the current rating on 2 September 2021, 5 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How big is Torrwood Care Centre?
- CQC registers Torrwood Care Centre for 82 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Torrwood Care Centre?
- Methodist Homes is the registered provider for Torrwood Care Centre.
- What are Torrwood Care Centre's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Torrwood Care Centre yet. 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.
- How did Torrwood Care Centre 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 tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
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