Can Cornwall Council fund a care home placement in Liskeard?

It can, where a care needs assessment establishes eligible needs and a financial assessment confirms the person qualifies for help with the fees. The local authority may cover the whole cost or part of it, with the resident contributing from income and capital under the national charging rules. Cornwall Council carries out both assessments, so any application begins there. If the home a family prefers charges more than the local authority will meet, a relative may be asked to pay a third party top up.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Liskeard?

Contact the adult social care team at Cornwall Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which is free to anyone who appears to need care and support. The request can come from the person concerned or from a relative, friend or health professional acting for them. Where the person is in hospital, the ward discharge team will usually start the assessment before they leave. Ask for a written copy of the outcome, because care homes will want to see it.

How far ahead should we start looking for a care home?

Six to eight weeks is a reasonable run up where circumstances allow, covering the assessment, a round of visits and the financial paperwork. With nine homes serving Liskeard and a wide spread of inspection ratings among them, the homes you would most want may not have a room free in the week you need one. Starting early also means the choice is made calmly rather than under pressure from a hospital ward. If the need arises suddenly, ask about a short stay placement to create time for a proper search.

Which care homes in Liskeard are listed on this page?

Nine residential care homes registered to serve Liskeard appear here with their current ratings. They include Coombe House Residential Home, rated Outstanding, along with Kilmar House, Liskeard Eventide Home, Eldon House Residential Home and Barnfield House among those rated Good. Room availability changes week by week, so approach more than one home rather than waiting on a single answer. Each profile links through to the full inspection report.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Liskeard?

Ask how many care staff are on duty in the afternoon and again overnight, and how much the home relies on agency cover. Find out how long the registered manager has been in post, what a typical day involves and how residents get outdoors. Ask for the weekly fee in writing together with everything charged on top of it. It is also worth asking whether the home could keep caring for someone whose needs increase, so that a second move might be avoided.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home offers a place to live with personal care from trained care staff, meaning help with washing, dressing, medication and meals. A nursing home holds a registration requiring qualified nurses to be on duty, so it can meet clinical needs such as wound care, feeding tubes or unstable medical conditions. All nine providers listed for Liskeard are registered as residential care homes rather than nursing homes. A care needs assessment will show whether nursing care is needed, in which case a home with that registration will be required instead.

Care Homes in Liskeard

Liskeard has 9 CQC registered care homes. 5 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. 5 of the 9 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Planning And Paying For Care In Liskeard

Money and eligibility tend to shape the options long before anyone picks a favourite home, so it is worth settling them first. Nine residential care homes serve Liskeard, and the weekly fee for a room in any of them will depend on the home, the room and the level of support involved. Whether the household pays privately or the local authority contributes is decided by two separate pieces of work, an assessment of what care is needed and an assessment of what the person can afford.

The Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to a free care needs assessment, and it can be requested by the person themselves or by a relative, friend or health professional on their behalf. The assessment looks at what someone manages alone, what has become unsafe and whether support in their own home might still work before a move is considered. Requests go to Cornwall Council adult social care, which is responsible for assessing eligible needs and arranging funded placements in this area. Ask for the written outcome, since every home will want to read it and it also records any point you disagreed with.

Fees, Contributions And Top Up Payments

Where eligible needs are confirmed, a financial assessment of income and capital sets what the resident contributes and what the local authority meets under the national charging rules. Families who fund a placement themselves contract directly with the home and should get the fee in writing along with a clear list of what sits outside it, such as hairdressing, outings or private chiropody. If the preferred home charges more than the local authority will pay, a relative may be asked for a third party top up, and the terms of that need to be agreed on paper before a move. Ask too what the home does when a self funding resident's savings fall to the threshold, because the answer varies and it matters later.

Choosing A Home In Liskeard And What To Check

What The Ratings Tell You Here

Coombe House Residential Home holds a rating of Outstanding and five further homes are rated Good. Two are currently rated Requires Improvement, those being Kingston House and Dimensions Somerset Pendean Court, and one, Trelowen Manor, has been judged Inadequate. An Inadequate rating is a serious finding and warrants real caution, though it does not always mean a home is closing, since the Care Quality Commission monitors improvement closely after such a judgement. If you consider a home in either lower band, read the report in full, ask what has changed since the inspection and ask to see the action plan.

Questions Worth Asking On The Day

Visit at a busy hour rather than a quiet one. Count the staff on the floor in the middle of the afternoon, ask how many are on duty overnight and ask how long the registered manager has been in post. Watch whether residents are occupied and whether staff speak with people who cannot easily reply. Ask what happens when someone is unwell at the weekend, how relatives are told and whether the home can carry on caring for a resident as needs increase.

Before Deciding

Narrow the list to three, visit each, then return to the front runner unannounced. Ask to stay for a meal. A home that is glad to have you there is usually the one to trust.

9 care homes in Liskeard

Barnfield House · 10 Barnfield Terrace, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4DT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barnfield Care Limited
Barnfield House is a small residential care home in Liskeard, Cornwall. We support adults living with learning disabilities and autism and adults managing mental health conditions, and we try to run the house in a way that feels like a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Trelowen Manor · Higher Tremar, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5HJ
Care home · CQC Inadequate · Run by Trelowen Manor Ltd
Trelowen Manor is a residential care home in Liskeard, Cornwall, supporting adults living with learning disabilities and autism and adults managing mental health conditions, including younger adults. We try to run the house in a way that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Dimensions Somerset Pendean Court · Pendean Court, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6DZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dimensions Somerset Sev Limited
Dimensions Somerset Pendean Court is a residential care home in Liskeard, Cornwall, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including older adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Coombe House Residential Home · Lamellion, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4JU
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Mrs Ann E Gray
Coombe House Residential Home is in Liskeard, Cornwall. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and those living with mental ill health, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
Kingston House · Miners Way, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3ET
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Westlake Care
Here at Kingston House, we are a residential care home based in Liskeard, Cornwall, and we support a wide range of people including younger adults living with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, and visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Eldon House Residential Home · Downgate, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5AJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sharob Care Homes Ltd
At Eldon House Residential Home, we provide a warm and genuinely homely environment for the people who live with us here in Liskeard, Cornwall. We are proud to support a wide range of individuals, including older adults, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Eventide Home · 14 Castle Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3AU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liskeard Eventide Home Limited
We at Liskeard Eventide Home are proud to offer warm, welcoming residential care in the heart of Liskeard, a characterful market town nestled in the beautiful Cornish countryside. Our home provides a safe, homely setting where older people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Kilmar House · Higher Lux Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3JU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Kilmar House
Kilmar House is a residential care home in Liskeard, providing care for older people who can no longer manage comfortably on their own. We are a small home and have no wish to be anything else, because it means the team genuinely know the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
St Anthony's Residential Home · Station Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4BY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St. Anthony's Residential Home Limited
St Anthony's Residential Home is in Liskeard, Cornwall, providing residential care for older people who need support close at hand. We are not a large place and we do not run like one. The kitchen, the lounge and the garden are used much...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care

What care costs in South West, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 52 South West homes. Median £1,549.	Varies by council	£1,400 to £1,650
Nursing care Middle half of prices from 16 South West homes. Median £1,810.	Varies by council	£1,599 to £1,983
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 19 South West homes. Median £1,665.	Not published separately	£1,450 to £1,813
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few South West 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Kingston House, 18 August 2026, Requires improvement
St Anthony's Residential Home Limited, 13 April 2026, Good
Coombe House Residential Home, 26 March 2026, Outstanding

Longest since a report

Barnfield House, 3 November 2017, Good
Liskeard Eventide Home, 5 September 2019, Good
Eldon House Residential Home, 12 November 2021, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Liskeard

How many care homes are there in Liskeard?

Liskeard has 9 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

Which care homes in Liskeard were inspected most recently?

Kingston House (18 August 2026), St Anthony's Residential Home Limited (13 April 2026) and Coombe House Residential Home (26 March 2026) 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)

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