Ranked by CQC rating · Plymouth

Top rated care homes in Plymouth (2026)

Of 85 with an inspection grade, 67 reach Good or Outstanding. Top grades come first; within each grade, newer reports lead. Inclusion is never paid for.

From the CQC register · Refreshed 26 October 2026

The short version

  • Good or Outstanding: 79% (87 registered).
  • Top grade: 9. Below Good: 18.
  • Recent reports (under two years): 16%.
  • Typical self-funder fee: £1,530 a week (modelled estimate).

Reference: Top rated care homes in Plymouth (2026). The Care Panel, Oct 2026.

The 25 highest rated care homes in Plymouth

Ranked by CQC overall rating, then how recent it is. About the order. Listed: 25 of 67.

  1. Brunel House Plymouth · Residential · 7 beds Outstanding
  2. Ryver House Plymouth · Residential · 3 beds Outstanding
  3. Wisteria House Plymstock Limited Plymouth · Residential · 20 beds · Dementia Outstanding
  4. Caraston Hall Plymouth · Residential · 5 beds Good
  5. Down House Plymouth · Nursing · 49 beds · Dementia Good
  6. Parkwood House Plymouth · Nursing · 45 beds · Dementia Good
  7. Stone Barton Short Break Plymouth · Residential · 3 beds Good
  8. Waters Park House Plymouth · Nursing · 23 beds Good
  9. Wisteria House (Woolwell) Dementia Care Ltd Plymouth · Residential · 33 beds · Dementia Good
  10. Astor Hall Plymouth · Residential · 26 beds · Dementia Good
  11. Brookland House Plymouth · Residential · 3 beds Good
  12. Bull Point House & Annex Plymouth · Residential · 5 beds Good
  13. Elburton Heights Plymouth · Nursing · 73 beds · Dementia Good
  14. Hamilton House Plymouth · Nursing · 38 beds · Dementia Good
  15. Hardwick View Plymouth · Residential · 20 beds Good
  16. Kazdin Plymouth · Residential · 3 beds Good
  17. Klein Plymouth · Residential · 2 beds Good
  18. Laburnum Lodge Plymouth · Residential · 6 beds Good
  19. Merchant House Plymouth · Residential · 19 beds · Dementia Good
  20. Oaklands Plymouth · Residential · 10 beds · Dementia Good
  21. Selkirk House Plymouth · Residential · 42 beds · Dementia Good
  22. The Bungalow Plymouth · Residential · 6 beds Good
  23. The Durnford Society Limited - 31 Parkstone Lane Plymouth · Residential · 4 beds · Dementia Good
  24. The Lodge Plymouth · Residential · 4 beds Good
  25. Thorn Park Care Home Plymouth · Residential · 37 beds Good

Town by town

Local picture: Plymouth

Care homes in Plymouth reporting a bed count offer 2,262 beds between them, with 24 beds in the middle-sized home. Over the last 12 months CQC published 11 ratings for services in Plymouth, and 1 went up, 3 moved to a lower rating, most recently on 20 October 2026.

Achieve Together Limited and Karlyon Care Ltd jointly run the most registered services in Plymouth, 4 each. 9 care homes in Plymouth are rated Outstanding, and 18 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate (21% of those rated; England: 17%).

Look closely at Well-led when you read reports for care homes in Plymouth: 22 of the 85 rated for it fall below Good. Outstanding ratings are most common for Caring: 15 of 85. How recent are the ratings? For care homes in Plymouth, the median age is 52 months, against 47 across England; 17% are under two years old.

Source: our analysis of CQC data (Oct 2026).

What to do next

Speak to or visit two or more, asking each the same things. Beforehand, read the newest inspection report, above all its findings on safety and leadership, and note when it was written. Printable checklist of questions.

Help with fees: possible when capital is under £23,250. First, ask Plymouth City Council to assess needs (free of charge). Funding care in Plymouth · Care prices in Plymouth

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Choosing a care home: the 40-point checklist

Use it to compare up to three homes on the same questions, from CQC reports and staffing to the room, fees and contract terms.

Frequently asked

Which are the Outstanding care homes in Plymouth?

In Plymouth, Brunel House, Ryver House, Wisteria House Plymstock Limited are graded Outstanding (3).

How many care homes in Plymouth are rated Good or Outstanding?

79% of inspected services here reach Good or better: 67 out of 85. Another 2 await a first inspection result.

What are typical fees in Plymouth?

If capital is less than £23,250, Plymouth City Council may share the cost following a means test. Otherwise budget for about £1,530 a week, a modelled typical figure; confirm actual charges with each provider in writing.

How do you rank them?

By the overall rating the Care Quality Commission (CQC) gives each service, then by how recent that rating is. Outstanding ratings more than five years old rank with Good. Providers cannot pay to appear or to move up.

Also in Plymouth

CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.

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