Burrow Down Shortbreaks
Residential care home in Torquay, registered for 6 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Requires improvement
Inspected within the last year
Published 2026-01-09
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Requires improvement |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 6
- Address
- Lynwood, Jacks Lane, Torquay, TQ2 8QX
- Telephone
- 01803323528
- Registered provider
- Burrow Down Support Services Limited
- Registered manager
- Dring-Blacklock, Abbie
- Registered since
- 2020-02-06
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 6 beds it is smaller than 7% of the 60 residential care homes in Torbay.
Who this service is for
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Learning disabilities
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Burrow Down Support Services Limited runs 3 services in the UK with 20 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 need improvement
- 1 poor
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.