
I am very happy here and feel I am well looked afterMary W(Resident / Service User)

treated with dignity and kindness by all of the stafFrances W(Sister of Resident/Service User)

The food is lovely. The staff are very goodWilliam J(Resident / Service User)

I am very happy here and feel I am well looked afterMary W(Resident / Service User)

treated with dignity and kindness by all of the stafFrances W(Sister of Resident/Service User)

The food is lovely. The staff are very goodWilliam J(Resident / Service User)

Godolphin House Care Home combines professional care with a service that supports the pursuit of a quality lifestyle.
All carers are highly trained and have worked hard to help the service build up its local reputation.
All care is based on individual needs, choices and preference, while the service philosophy is one of patience and kindness as well as being discreet and equally friendly towards visiting loved ones.
Carers have expertise in long...
Care Provided by Godolphin House Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Eating Disorders
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 32 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
These prices are only a guideline, please contact Godolphin House to find out the exact price for your requirements.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Godolphin House Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Godolphin House Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- AbleCare Partnership
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lynda Fletcher (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (32)
Parking
- There is a good sized car park, ideal for visiting and popping into town.
Godolphin House Care Home Reviews (38)
Godolphin House Care Home has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.750) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Godolphin House Care Home has 38 reviews.
Mum's confidence has increased, she now enjoys sitting & chatting with other residents.
Care staff are very good at informing me if Mum is unwell.
Yes I find the home lovely. Mums quite settled here. The food is lovely staff all very nice always there to help her everybody is lovely cannot fault anything mum is always happy her room is very nice meals are lovely find everybody very nice always there is she needs them.
I have been well looked after since I came here 3 1/4 years ago and the staff are really friendly & do anything for us if we ask. It is a really happy family care home and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
The management team and staff are excellent people and can not be faulted in their dealing with patients/people who really need care and attention. The job description requires staff to be resilient and caring in order to deal with a whole number of requests at any given time. Well done to everyone at Godolphin House Care Home and thank you from me a satisfied husband of a complex client.
The staff are very helpful and are prepared to find out about anything you want to know and are a cheerful bunch. The food is good and as much as one wants and we are not rushed. Everything is nice and clean.
After a month in hospital I needed to recuperate before returning to my home in Porthleven. Godolphin House Care Home Helston was the perfect choice and I greatly enjoyed my stay there. It was a cross between a four-star hotel and a nursing home. The accommodation was excellent, nothing was 'shoddy'. The food was always delicious and the efficient staff were unfailingly helpful, patient and cheerful. If ever the need arose, I would be happy to return!
Although it is with great sadness that my husband can no longer live at home, I feel the care and dedication of the staff are excellent in every way. It is a complete home-from-home.
Run very well, lovely and clean. Staff very polite. Good facilities. Management manage things very well. Food is very good.
My one concern is that she needs hearing aids, I keep asking and they say they are acting on it.
I couldn't be happier with Godolphin House in every aspect and would hate for Mum to have to move to somewhere else should she deteriorate too much.
My sister has been a resident at Godolphin House Care Home for over twenty years; obviously under different managements. Since the present management, Able Care took over the home she has been cared for in a wonderful way. My sister is completely wheelchair-bound but is being cared for in every way to make her comfortable both by the fantastic staff and management. Before Covid 19 I used to visit her four times a week and have never found her distressed in any way. She has ever walked and has very bad sight from birth but is assisted in an exemplary way and treated with respect. Able Care has given the home a sympathetic 'makeover' with new facilities to make it pleasant for the residents.
Since March 23 2020, due to Covid-19 have only visited outside property once - due to my relation age, 100yrs in 10 days and inclement weather.
I need a great deal of help, I am very happy usually but because of (i think) staffing 'problems' sometimes have to wait quite a long time.
Godolphin House have cared for my mum for nearly 4 years. Mum suffers with late-stage dementia. The staff are very kind and patient, mum doesn't understand basic instructions and does not recognise me. All staff are so caring. Mum is very relaxed and contented. I am so grateful that mum is cared for by Godolphin House. They go the extra mile to help us during visits, even through Covid-19 restrictions.
I’m just thankful to the HCA’s for being so kind to my dad, they were amazing.
A giant thank you to all managers, staff and resident for a month waited on hand and foot in your nice warm "hotel".
Can't fault the level of care this home has given so far to my Dad who has been a resident now for a couple of years. He is always clean and tidy and looked after with dignity, Dads room is more than suitable for him with toilets/bathroom close by. The house itself is always very clean, food always smells lovely when I visit. All the staff are friendly and easy to get on with and rest of the residents always happy with plenty to do like games or reading if they wish or just catch up with what's on the TV.
I have found the care of my sister who has been at Godolphin House since September 2018 to be exemplary. She has been treated with dignity and kindness by all of the staff. Whenever I have visited and it has been at all times of the day, she has been clean. The general cleanliness of the home is of a high standard. The manager manages the home with a calm efficiency and leads her team of staff by example and kindness.
I am very happy here and feel I am well looked after.
Good quality of care, clean, good food, impressed with entertainment options. Staff all appear competent and caring. It is however somewhat expensive.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 24 November 2022Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
1 Bed Vacancy
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Awards / Recognitions (2)
- 06 Feb 2018Recipient: Godolphin House Care Home
- 15 Feb 2016Recipient: Godolphin House Care Home
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Frequently Asked Questions about Godolphin House Care Home
What types of Care is Godolphin House Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Mental Health Condition, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Godolphin House Care Home have?
There are 32 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Godolphin House Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Residents Kitchenette, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Godolphin House Care Home to the centre of Helston?
0.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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