Mount Pleasant Care Home
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Residential homes
Staff warmth score
of reviewers answered yes
Good to know
- Registered beds14
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment
- Last inspected2019-03-21
The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
Visitors have noticed that residents seem content and well cared for. Staff are described as helpful and engaged with the people they support.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth55
- Compassion & dignity55
- Cleanliness55
- Activities & engagement50
- Food quality50
- Healthcare55
- Management & leadership60
- Resident happiness55
What inspectors found
Inspected 2019-03-21
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
Mount Pleasant Care Home is rated Good for Effective. This domain covers training, care planning, access to healthcare, nutrition, and how well the home meets the assessed needs of each resident. The home lists dementia as a specialism alongside mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment. No specific detail about training content, care plan quality, GP access arrangements, or food provision is recorded in the published inspection text.Is this home caring?
Mount Pleasant Care Home is rated Good for Caring. This domain reflects how inspectors assessed staff warmth, dignity, respect, and independence for residents. A Good rating here means inspectors were satisfied with what they observed and heard. However, the published text contains no specific observations, no quotes from residents or relatives, and no examples of caring interactions recorded during the inspection visit.Is the home responsive?
Mount Pleasant Care Home is rated Good for Responsive. This domain covers whether the home meets individual needs, provides meaningful activities, handles complaints appropriately, and plans for end of life. The home supports a range of needs including dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment across 14 beds. No specific detail about the activity programme, individual engagement, complaint handling, or end-of-life planning is recorded in the published inspection text.Is the home well-led?
Mount Pleasant Care Home is rated Good for Well-led, having previously been rated Requires Improvement. This domain covers the quality of leadership, governance, staff culture, and how the home monitors and improves its own performance. The home is operated by Davack Limited with two named nominated individuals. No specific detail about the registered manager's tenure, management visibility, staff culture, or governance systems is available in the published inspection text.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The team at Mount Pleasant has experience caring for people with sensory impairments and physical disabilities. They also support residents living with dementia and mental health conditions. For residents with dementia, the home provides specialized support tailored to individual needs. Staff work to create a comfortable environment where people with memory challenges can feel secure. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Mount Pleasant Care Home holds a Good rating across all five inspection domains, which is a positive sign, particularly given it improved from Requires Improvement. However, the published inspection text contains very little specific detail, so many scores reflect the rating rather than observed evidence.
Homes in South West typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Visitors have noticed that residents seem content and well cared for. Staff are described as helpful and engaged with the people they support.
What inspectors have recorded
How it sits against good practice
If you're considering care options in the Newton Abbot area, visiting Mount Pleasant could help you understand how they support residents with complex needs.
Worth a visit
Mount Pleasant Care Home, at 26 Mount Pleasant Road in Newton Abbot, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last published inspection in March 2021. This is a notable improvement on a previous Requires Improvement rating, and the Good rating was confirmed as still current following a monitoring review in July 2023. The home is a small residential setting with 14 beds, supporting adults over 65 with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment. The main limitation here is that the published inspection text contains very little specific detail about what inspectors actually observed. There are no recorded quotes from residents, relatives, or staff, and no specific examples of care practice. That means a Good rating tells you the home met the standard, but it does not tell you much about what daily life looks and feels like for your parent. Before you make a decision, visit in person, ask to see the staffing rota from the past two weeks, ask how activities are adapted for people with advanced dementia, and speak directly to the registered manager about how the home has continued to improve since the 2021 inspection.
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In Their Own Words
How Mount Pleasant Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Caring staff support residents with complex needs in Newton Abbot
Mount Pleasant Care Home – Expert Care in Newton Abbot
When families are looking for specialist care in Newton Abbot, Mount Pleasant Care Home offers support for people with dementia, sensory impairments and mental health conditions. The home provides care for adults over 65 who may also be living with physical disabilities. Located in the South West, this care home focuses on meeting the varied needs of its residents.
Who they care for
The team at Mount Pleasant has experience caring for people with sensory impairments and physical disabilities. They also support residents living with dementia and mental health conditions.
For residents with dementia, the home provides specialized support tailored to individual needs. Staff work to create a comfortable environment where people with memory challenges can feel secure.
“If you're considering care options in the Newton Abbot area, visiting Mount Pleasant could help you understand how they support residents with complex needs.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Mount Pleasant Care Home holds a Good rating across all five inspection domains, which is a positive sign, particularly given it improved from Requires Improvement. However, the published inspection text contains very little specific detail, so many scores reflect the rating rather than observed evidence.
Homes in South West typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Visitors have noticed that residents seem content and well cared for. Staff are described as helpful and engaged with the people they support.
What inspectors have recorded
How it sits against good practice
If you're considering care options in the Newton Abbot area, visiting Mount Pleasant could help you understand how they support residents with complex needs.
Worth a visit
Mount Pleasant Care Home, at 26 Mount Pleasant Road in Newton Abbot, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last published inspection in March 2021. This is a notable improvement on a previous Requires Improvement rating, and the Good rating was confirmed as still current following a monitoring review in July 2023. The home is a small residential setting with 14 beds, supporting adults over 65 with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairment. The main limitation here is that the published inspection text contains very little specific detail about what inspectors actually observed. There are no recorded quotes from residents, relatives, or staff, and no specific examples of care practice. That means a Good rating tells you the home met the standard, but it does not tell you much about what daily life looks and feels like for your parent. Before you make a decision, visit in person, ask to see the staffing rota from the past two weeks, ask how activities are adapted for people with advanced dementia, and speak directly to the registered manager about how the home has continued to improve since the 2021 inspection.
The three questions to ask when you visitSave this home. Compare it against your shortlist.
Let our analysis show you how Mount Pleasant Care Home measures up against the other homes you’re considering. Free account.
In Their Own Words
How Mount Pleasant Care Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Caring staff support residents with complex needs in Newton Abbot
Mount Pleasant Care Home – Expert Care in Newton Abbot
When families are looking for specialist care in Newton Abbot, Mount Pleasant Care Home offers support for people with dementia, sensory impairments and mental health conditions. The home provides care for adults over 65 who may also be living with physical disabilities. Located in the South West, this care home focuses on meeting the varied needs of its residents.
Who they care for
The team at Mount Pleasant has experience caring for people with sensory impairments and physical disabilities. They also support residents living with dementia and mental health conditions.
For residents with dementia, the home provides specialized support tailored to individual needs. Staff work to create a comfortable environment where people with memory challenges can feel secure.
“If you're considering care options in the Newton Abbot area, visiting Mount Pleasant could help you understand how they support residents with complex needs.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
