Tregarne & Chy Koes Respite service

Who runs it

Tregarne & Chy Koes Respite service is run by Corserv Solutions Limited (company 07737430), incorporated in 2011, 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 8 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Corserv Solutions Ltd runs 5 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.

All 5 are in Cornwall, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

The local picture

There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is North Hill House, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).

Every one of the 24 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.

It sits in St Austell Central & Gover ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 20% 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 GP surgery (2 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (5 min), a park (5 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

What it may cost

We estimate Tregarne & Chy Koes Respite service 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.

With savings below £23,250, Cornwall Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

How long it has been running

Registered in July 2024, it has 2 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2015–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

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.

CQC carried the rating over from the previous provider; the new one is still awaiting inspection at this address.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Cornwall, 41 of 193 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).

The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.