Residential care home · Cornwall

Averlea Residential Home

Fore Street, Polgooth, St Austell, PL26 7BP

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
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Averlea Residential Home is a residential care home in St Austell, run by Mr & Mrs D Evely. It is registered for up to 14 residents and supports older people and people living with dementia.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in June 2025. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Cornwall, 81% of the 194 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 27 June 2025 Rated 1 year ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Cornwall

Averlea Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 33 other homes in Cornwall. Of the 194 rated care homes here, 81% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 5 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (4%)
  • Good 132 (66%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 34 (17%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (3%)

Half of Cornwall's ratings are more than 4.0 years old. How tiers work

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