Care home · Bodmin

Tremanse House Care Home

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 17 October 2024 Rating 2 years old
Residents and staff in a care home garden Illustrative photo, not of Tremanse House Care Home
Address
Tremanse Care Home, Beacon Hill, Bodmin, PL31 1JA
Run by
Vivacare Limited (4 services)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
23 (registered with CQC)
Registered with CQC
June 2014 (12 years)
Registered manager
*
Company check
Active, trading since 2004 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05280061)
Last CQC check
17 Oct 2024
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

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1458239442

Tremanse House Care Home at a glance

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Tremanse House Care Home is based in Bodmin, run by Vivacare Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in mental health conditions.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (October 2024). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bodmin; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The company behind Tremanse House Care Home

Tremanse House Care Home is run by Vivacare Limited (company 05280061), incorporated in 2004, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

Vivacare Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 0 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (0%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

Track record

Registered in June 2014, it has 12 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2024), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.

CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 22 July 2023.

How its rating has changed

  1. May 2016 Good
  2. May 2017 Good
  3. May 2018 Requires improvement
  4. Jun 2019 Good
  5. Jul 2023 Good
  6. Oct 2024 Requires Improvement
  7. Today Rating 2 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Council food inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 20 January 2026 by Cornwall. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Tremanse Care Home"). Open Government Licence.

Location and local area

Ward
Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard
Parliamentary constituency
North Cornwall
NHS planning area
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban (further from a major town or city)
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in PL31 (6)

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Close by

  • Bus stop 230 m (3 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Bodmin General, 730 m (9 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Asda, 1.3 km (17 min walk)
  • Shop Costcutter, 230 m (3 min walk)
  • Park Priory Park, 530 m (7 min walk)
  • Café The Old Library Cafe, 110 m (1 min walk)
  • Place of worship Seventh Day Adventist Church, 290 m (4 min walk)
  • Library Bodmin Library and Information Service, 1.1 km (14 min walk)

Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.

Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).

Costs to expect

We estimate Tremanse House Care Home 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.

Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.

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

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeRequires improvement28 of 194 in Cornwall
  • EffectiveGood171 of 194 in Cornwall
  • CaringGood182 of 194 in Cornwall
  • ResponsiveGood177 of 194 in Cornwall
  • Well-ledRequires improvement41 of 194 in Cornwall

From CQC's latest report, published 17 October 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cornwall share it.

Choice nearby

There are 7 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The White House Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.

1 of the 14 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 10% 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 (3 min), a park (7 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

The ratings in context

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%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • We found safeguarding referrals had not always been raised in a timely manner.
  • Safeguarding investigations had been overly prolonged.
  • Prompt action was not always taken in response to investigations.
  • One person told us, “There is enough staff, always someone to talk to.

Inspected 27 June 2023; report published 22 July 2023. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Registered specialisms

As listed with the regulator.

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Compared with other care homes locally

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Cornwall, 81% of the 194 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (October 2024) is more recent than 80% of care home ratings in Cornwall.
  • With 23 beds it is larger than 52% of care homes in Cornwall, where the typical home has 22.
  • Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 50% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 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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Tremanse House Care Home questions answered

Who is the registered provider for Tremanse House Care Home?
CQC lists Vivacare Limited as the provider responsible for Tremanse House Care Home.
How many beds does Tremanse House Care Home have?
Tremanse House Care Home has 23 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
How did Tremanse House Care Home score on each CQC key question?
CQC rates five key questions. For Tremanse House Care Home: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
How much does Tremanse House Care Home charge?
Tremanse House Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
What type of care does Tremanse House Care Home provide?
Tremanse House Care Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
Is Tremanse House Care Home registered with CQC?
Yes. Tremanse House Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-1458239442) and was rated Requires improvement overall in October 2024.
Where is Tremanse House Care Home based?
It is at Tremanse Care Home, Beacon Hill, Bodmin, PL31 1JA.
When did CQC last rate Tremanse House Care Home?
The rating now shown was published on 17 October 2024, 2 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
Does Tremanse House Care Home 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.

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