Care home · Torquay
Widecombe House
Illustrative photo, not of Widecombe House- Address
- Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ
- Run by
- Mrs Eileen Edith Alicia Brandi
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 18 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- September 2014 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Robert Michael Brandi
- Last CQC check
- 15 Apr 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-1680503114
Introducing Widecombe House
Widecombe House in Torquay is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Mrs Eileen Edith Alicia Brandi. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (April 2020). It is one of 45 CQC-registered care homes in and around Torquay; 33 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The five key questions
- 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 15 April 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Torbay share it.
Rating history
- Apr 2015
- Aug 2017
- Apr 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 15 April 2020
- CQC inspection report 19 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 28 April 2015
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 February 2025 by Torbay. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Widecombe House"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Council
- Torbay Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torbay
- NHS planning area
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- 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 · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Southover Medical Practice, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- Pharmacy Day Lewis Pharmacy, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Carters, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Park 350 m (4 min walk)
- Café Firestone Kitchen, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Matthias Church, 170 m (2 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
What the ratings tell you
Widecombe House has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 50 of the 69 other care homes in Torbay that CQC has rated.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People, their relatives and health professionals told us people living at Widecombe House were well cared for and staff were respectful, kind, and caring.
- People's rights to privacy and dignity were understood and promoted by staff.
- Staff were trained in safeguarding and knew what to do if they were concerned about the welfare of any of the people who lived at the home.
- People continued to receive care that was personalised, responsive to their needs and effectively delivered to ensure the best outcomes were achieved.
Inspected 22 January 2020; report published 15 April 2020. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from September 2014, so the service has been operating for around 12 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 6 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 lists 3 reports for this location, the latest dated 15 April 2020.
Specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
What it may cost
We estimate Widecombe House at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Torbay Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Ownership and company checks
Widecombe House is the only service its provider, Mrs Eileen Edith Alicia Brandi, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Woodrow Retirement Home Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
18 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wellswood 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 pharmacy (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
Nobody has reviewed Widecombe House here yet. Have you used it? A short, honest review helps the next family decide.
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Where Widecombe House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Torbay, 80% of the 70 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2020) is more recent than 23% of care home ratings in Torbay.
- With 18 beds it is smaller than 73% of care homes in Torbay, where the typical home has 26.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 39% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Torbay lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Torbay as at Oct 2026.
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Torquay: care homes inspected recently
- Jubilee HouseFeb 2026
- BeechcroftAug 2026
- Mount TryonMay 2025
Quick answers about Widecombe House
- Which provider runs Widecombe House?
- CQC lists Mrs Eileen Edith Alicia Brandi as the provider responsible for Widecombe House.
- How big is Widecombe House?
- Widecombe House has 18 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How is Widecombe House rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Widecombe House: 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 Widecombe House cost?
- No fee list from Widecombe House 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.
- Is Widecombe House registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-1680503114 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in April 2020.
- Where is Widecombe House based?
- It is at Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ.
- What type of care does Widecombe House provide?
- CQC lists Widecombe House under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- How recent is Widecombe House's CQC rating?
- 15 April 2020 is when the current rating was published, 6 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Widecombe House support people with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
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