The Grove

Address: 181 Charlestown Road, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3NP

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Telephone: 0172676481

Fax: 0172667457

Information on quality ratings
CQC stopped running a programme of inspections to award or review quality ratings ('star ratings') on 30 June 2010.

Final rating awarded on 21/05/2009 :   Adequate

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Brief description

The Grove is a care home registered to provide care and accommodation for up to thirty-eight people who have care needs within the categories of Old Age, not falling within any other category (38), and either gender.
 
The Grove is not registered to provide intermediate care or nursing care. It does not have the specialist categories to provide care for people with significant dementia or mental frailty needs.
 
The Grove also offers respite care for older people to have a short break, and day care for local older people
 
The Grove is situated within its own grounds, on the main road into Charlestown. It is a large home that has been successfully modified over the years to provide residential care.

Some of the bedrooms have a sea view, a balcony or a patio. The majority of the bedrooms have an en-suite toilet and wash hand basin. Some have an en-suite bathroom.

There is a shaft lift and stairs to access the bedrooms on the first floor. The home has a large garden that the people using this service can use. Car parking is available in the grounds of the home.
 
The current scale of residential fees is £350.00 to £ 640.00 depending on assessment of care needs, room size, facilities and location within the home.

These fees do not include hairdressing, chiropodist, telephone, newspapers and magazines, toiletries and personal sundries. Information about additional charges is available in the Service User's Guide (brochure) provided by the home.

This brief description is an overview of the service and may have been updated since the latest inspection report was published.

Latest inspection report

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Service details

Type of establishment: Care Home

Type of service(s): Care home only

Total capacity: 38 places

Type(s) of care (with number of places): old age, not falling within any other category

Ownership/management details

Provider type: Private

Registration date: 22/4/2005

Provider(s): Venetian Healthcare Ltd

Manager(s): Mrs Suzanne Dennis

Other Details

Care Quality Commission helpline: 03000 616161

enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Council: Cornwall