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Care home

Balmain Care Home

1-4 Keppel Terrace, Plymouth, PL2 1BT · Plymouth · South West

29 beds · operated by Karlyon Care Ltd

CQC overall rating
Good3 Jan 2020rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but the rating is 6 years old.

Age of rating
6 years old — published 3 Jan 2020. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
All 5 of Karlyon Care Ltd's rated homes are Good or better.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Who this service supports

The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.

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What it provides

Care home without nursing

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old3 Jan 2020
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old3 Jan 2020
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old3 Jan 2020
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old3 Jan 2020
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old3 Jan 2020

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 6 other locations

Other active services registered to Karlyon Care Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Alexandra HouseNot yet ratedPlymouth
Bethany House Care HomeGood30 May 2018rating 3+ yrs oldPlymouth
Orchid HouseNot yet ratedPlymouth
St Minver House Care HomeGood16 Oct 2021rating 3+ yrs oldCornwall
Tamara HouseGood30 Dec 2021rating 3+ yrs oldCornwall
Trenant House Care HomeGood16 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs oldPlymouth

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
14 Jan 2011
Beds
29
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-110242104

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.