Nursing Homes in Truro
Truro has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 4 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Truro at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Truro, to help you judge the options below.
- Cornwall Council pays, residential care: £1,123 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,400 to £1,650, median £1,549
- Care home beds filled across Cornwall: 90%. The 12 month average is 89%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 55
- People aged 75 and over: 81,100. Rising to 96,000 by 2035, up 18%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed. 7 changed owner, covering 221 beds.
- Who pays, across Cornwall (estimate): 46% council, 37% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 10,300. Rising to 13,300 by 2035, up 29%
- People aged 85 and over: 20,200. Rising to 32,300 by 2035, up 60%
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Arranging nursing care in Truro and meeting the fees
Almost every family reaches this page with two separate worries tangled together: whether nursing care is really the right step, and how on earth it will be paid for. Untangling them is straightforward once you know the order in which the system works, and the funding question rarely has to be settled before the assessment begins.
The assessment that comes first
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to have their needs assessed, and no savings test applies to that right. The assessment is carried out by Cornwall Council Adult Social Care, whose practitioners weigh up mobility, medication, continence, memory and the strain already carried by relatives before setting out whether nursing care is proportionate. A financial assessment then runs in parallel and establishes who contributes what. Requesting both early keeps every route open, including a placement the family later arranges and funds itself.
Fees, contributions and health funded care
Nursing fees are quoted weekly and sit above residential rates, since a qualified nurse is present at all hours. Where capital and income fall beneath the national thresholds, the local authority contributes and the resident pays an assessed amount from income. A person whose needs are primarily health related may have the entire placement met through National Health Service continuing healthcare, and the nursing portion of a fee is often covered separately by a funded nursing care contribution. Ask each home to set out its charges in writing, including anything that sits outside the weekly figure.
Comparing the homes in Truro and what to check
Deciding whether nursing registration is what is needed
Every provider on this page is registered for nursing, so wound care, catheter management and complicated medication regimes can be handled without a resident having to move again later. If the real need is company, meals and help with washing and dressing, a residential home will usually suit better and cost less. Because all five homes hold the same rating, the report behind each one becomes the more useful document, since two homes rated alike can be very different places to live.
What a visit ought to tell you
Cathedral View House, Kenwyn, Amberley House Care Home, Redannick Residential and Nursing Home and Eshcol House Nursing Home make up the whole field, which makes seeing all of them realistic. Visit at a busy point in the afternoon and watch how staff address residents who cannot answer them. Ask how many registered nurses are rostered overnight, what proportion of shifts rely on agency cover, and how the home responds when someone deteriorates suddenly. A manager who answers uncomfortable questions plainly is giving you better evidence than any brochure.
5 nursing homes in Truro
- Cathedral View House · Truro, Cornwall · CQC Good
- Amberley House Care Home · Truro, Cornwall · CQC Requires improvement
- Eshcol House Nursing Home · Truro, Cornwall · CQC Good
- Kenwyn · Truro, Cornwall · CQC Good
- Redannick Residential and Nursing Home · Truro, Cornwall · CQC Good
What care costs in Cornwall, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care South West figure, because too few Cornwall homes publish this price. 52 homes. Median £1,549. | £1,123 | £1,400 to £1,650 |
| Nursing care South West figure, because too few Cornwall homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,810. | £1,231 | £1,599 to £1,983 |
| Residential dementia care South West figure, because too few Cornwall homes publish this price. 19 homes. Median £1,665. | Not published separately | £1,450 to £1,813 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Cornwall homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Amberley House Care Home, 8 June 2026, Requires improvement
- Eshcol House Nursing Home, 17 February 2023, Good
- Kenwyn, 8 June 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Cathedral View House, 8 November 2019, Good
- Redannick Residential and Nursing Home, 27 May 2021, Good
- Kenwyn, 8 June 2021, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Truro
How many nursing homes are there in Truro?
Truro has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Truro?
Cornwall Council pays an average of £1,123 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,400 to £1,650 a week. South West figure, because too few Cornwall homes publish this price. 52 homes. Median £1,549. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Truro were inspected most recently?
Amberley House Care Home (8 June 2026), Eshcol House Nursing Home (17 February 2023) and Kenwyn (8 June 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.
Local care news in Cornwall
- New 34 bed care home registered with CQC in Cornwall: Windmill Court (5 November 2026)
More local care news for Cornwall