Manor Court care home, Efford
Top 20 care home winner 2025
Manor Court has been recognised as a top rated care home in South West England
Welcome to Manor Court
A warm welcome
Find out about making an enquiry and how we ensure a warm and friendly welcome to all new residents.
Anchor’s Manor Court in Plymouth is a trusted provider of residential care for elderly people, and we offer support for older people who have residential and dementia care needs.
Manor Court provides an excellent standard of care and was rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in their last full inspection published in December 2017.
Our care home’s well trained and helpful staff provide 24-hour care and support to help you maintain your chosen lifestyle.
At Manor Court, activities play an important role and we aim to enhance our residents’ quality of life by providing a varied range of social activities.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our catering, with our Chef preparing meals daily from fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Set in an quiet suburban location and in its own beautiful grounds, Manor Court residential home is close to local services and amenities, such as the post office, library and shops.
In times of uncertainty, Anchor is a care provider you can depend on. We are proudly not-for-profit with 60 years of experience.
We’re here to help and look forward to giving you a warm welcome.
The service at Manor Court is performing very well
Features of Manor Court
Communal facilities
Shared facilities complementing each private residence:
- Engaging activities programme
- Garden
- Communal lounge
- Hairdressing salon
- Communal iPad
Care and support
In addition to residential care, we also offer:
- Respite care
- Palliative care
- Huntington's disease
- Dementia care
- Convalescence care
Food and dining
We promote wellbeing through a positive dining experience:
- Communal dining area
- Nutrition and hydration stations
- Private dining area
Life at Manor Court
At Manor Court residential home, we provide quality 24-hour residential care and specialist care for residents with dementia.
We support and develop our staff on an ongoing basis to enable them to provide the highest quality care for our residents.
At our home we have:
- A library
- A ‘pets are welcome’ policy by arrangement with the Manager
- A shop for small items
- A hairdressing salon
- A lift to upper floors
- A personal laundry facility and laundry service
- A pay telephone or the facility for a private telephone line in each room
- Regular religious services and meetings should you wish to take part
- Newspapers which can be ordered and delivered daily to your room
- Wheelchair access and car parking
Nearby facilities:
- Plymouth town centre is 2 miles away and can be reached using excellent bus services
- The nearest hospital is Derriford
- Plymouth Railway Station is 2 miles away
- A theatre, swimming pool, golf course and supermarket are under 3 miles away
Manor Court is a unique, purpose-built residence which was designed to provide social care. Set in a quiet inner-city location and in its own grounds, Manor Court has single en-suite rooms, some with lovely views of the gardens, moors and the river Plym. We also cater for couples.
Our home is fully furnished and decorated to a high standard with a call system which ensures that help is at hand 24 hours a day.
We also have:
- All rooms with their own lounge/kitchen
- Some rooms with views of the gardens
- Some rooms look directly across the Moors
- A television point and connections for satellite and digital TV
- Tea-making facilities available to make drinks for you and your visitors
Other accommodation facilities include:
- Cosy lounges with TVs and quiet areas for reading and relaxing
- Bathrooms specially equipped so you can relax in comfort
- Safe, enclosed gardens
- A guest suite can often be made available for family and friends to stay overnight
We encourage you to bring small personal items to enhance your room.
We know how important mealtimes are to our residents, so we always try to make this a sociable and enjoyable experience, whilst recognising individual choice.
Manor Court's Food Promise ensures all our menus offer freshly cooked, appetising and nutritionally balanced meals including:
- Cooked breakfast everyday
- Wholesome homemade soup everyday
- Freshly baked biscuits and cakes everyday
- Traditional Sunday Roast
- Fish and Chip Friday
- Our Chef’s Signature dish - Fish and Chips
- A variety of snacks available all day
Our Chefs understand the nutritional needs of older people and ensure that our meals are prepared using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
We serve tasty, wholesome dishes and involve residents in selecting our menus at a local level. We offer daily choice of meals and cater for special dietary needs and preferences, helping keep our residents healthy and well nourished.
Our care home organises and arranges a variety of opportunities for our residents to enjoy daily activities in our home and in the local community.
We work in partnership with the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA) and encourage activities that enhance our residents’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing.
Residents preferred activities, interests and ability are discussed when they move in and an agreed plan ensures that these requests are fulfilled (wherever possible). Our residents’ suggestions for activities also help shape the planning process.
We organise supervised day trips to leisure facilities and places of interest as well as social events in the home, including themed restaurant evenings, arts and crafts, quizzes and regular entertainers.
Health
At Manor Court, our caring and attentive staff work with our residents and their loved ones to create a detailed care plan which ensures our residents individual health and care needs are met.
We know how important it is to care for our residents with the dignity and respect they deserve and this is at the heart of what we do at Manor Court.
Our commitment to advanced dementia training for our staff has helped the Department of Health pass its goal of 3,000 Dignity Champions nationwide.
Our health and social care partners include:
- A GP who is available on request
- A hairdresser visits every week
- A chiropodist visits on request
- A dentist and optician who visit the home and local services are available
- The district nurse who visits twice a week and the physio visits by arrangement
- Holistic therapist visits can be arranged
Pricing information
We endeavour to be completely transparent about all our charges and fees. For further information please contact us.
How much does it cost?
Care homes
Our current private weekly fee at Manor Court is from £1,050. This can vary due to resident dependency, size of room and location. Our Home Manager and other colleagues will be happy to discuss fees and any other questions you may have about paying for care.
What is included in care home fees?
For many people, moving to a care home is a big decision and it can be difficult to know where to start. Care home fees are based on a range of factors, including specific care needs, which can change over time.
Living in an Anchor care home you can be confident that a single fee covers the cost of your personally tailored 24 hour care and support, utility bills and meals, as well as a fantastic range of daily activities. In an Anchor care home our weekly charge includes:
- cost of personal care
- accommodation
- utilities e.g. heating and light
- all resident catering, meals, snacks and drinks
- laundry undertaken on the premises
- television licence, including for person use
- housekeeping services.
The following extra items and services are not covered by the weekly fees, however we can arrange for them to be provided (at an additional cost):
- professional hairdressing
- personal copies of newspapers or magazines
- personal purchases such as stationery, confectionery, toiletries etc.
- clothing, shoes and slippers
- dry cleaning
- private telephone line rental and calls and cable connections.
In the absence of free provision by the NHS, we can also arrange for the following healthcare services to be provided, these will be charged in addition to the weekly fees:
- chiropody
- optometry
- dentistry
- physiotherapy
- other privately arranged healthcare
- care staff accompaniment to regular medical appointments.
No upfront deposit is required at any of Anchor’s care homes to secure a room.
At Anchor we pride ourselves on offering a truly tailored approach to care and therefore need to fully understand your needs to provide you with an accurate fee estimate. Please call us to discuss your specific care needs today. Alternatively we welcome you to visit us to discuss your situation face-to-face.
Want more information on care home fees?
Learning about the different funding options available to you can also help you feel confident in your decisions. Anchor know that securing care home funding can sometimes appear a rather daunting task and so to help we have put together a free guide covering requesting assistance, top up fees and third-party payments.
Care home feesWelcoming you
To start your enquiry simply click 'Enquire now' at the top of the page and either call us or complete an online enquiry form.
We’ll provide you with full details of the home, along with any other information you’d like, such as sample menus and activity schedules.
Whether you’re looking to stay with us permanently, or for a short break, we’d be delighted to take you on a show round of the home in person. Simply book a visit with the home manager once you’ve made your enquiry.
If you or your loved one doesn’t live nearby or are unable to visit in person we can provide a virtual show round. Either way, we’re keen to show you what daily life is like here and for you to meet our friendly team.
We hope you decide, following your visit, that you or your loved one would like to move into the home, in which case we’ll organise a pre-assessment to make sure we can meet all your care needs.
Our friendly onsite team will discuss every area of moving-in with you in detail to make sure you and your loved-one know exactly what to expect and feel confident, safe and welcomed when coming to live with us.
Before you move in, we will find out if there are any of your possessions that you wish us to place in your room before you arrive. Please bring your family photographs and most treasured possessions to help make your room your home.
We understand how important visits are for everyone and we welcome regular visits from family and friends. We also actively support our residents to enjoy visits away from the care home.
Each of our homes is different and the manager of the care home you’re interested in will provide all the information you need around visiting.
Getting here
Manor Court
257 Blandford Road, Efford, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 6ND
What's happening at Manor Court
Sponsored walk- Resident Nina completed her sponsored walk this morning around Burrator with Toni, Arron, Carly and dog Bella for support. £250 raised so far for our activities fund. Thank you to everyone that has donated. We had to stop off for a drink and lovely lunch afterwards.
facebookGodiva Lodge care home colleague wins top prize at Great British Care Awards
We are proud to announce that Heman Kiyanga triumphed at the national final of the Great British Care Awards, which recognises excellence across the care sector.
Throwback picture- When Jean first came to Manor Court she needed support with two staff members to transfer due to being immobile. 6 months on Jean stood and danced with our amazing care assistant Caroline for the first time in 18 months after her stroke. Emotions were high. Thank you Caroline for always going above and beyond always looking at more than just the person. We are so lucky to have you on the team!! Keep dancing Jean!
facebookWe have been awarded top 20 care home in the southwest! Thank you to all our resident's family and friends for their feedback. A big thank you to all the staff for doing the amazing work you do day in and day out.
facebookResidents were filmed today by School children to talk about their knowledge and the history of the local area for a film they are making. We look forward to watching it back. Thank you Toni and Natalie for supporting with this.
facebookAnchor colleagues competing in Great British Care Awards national final
We are delighted to announce that eight Anchor colleagues will be at the Great British Care Awards national final on Friday 14 March.
Easter Raffle coming up, on the 17th April. All donations welcome and if you would to buy tickets come and see Toni.
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Anchor wins a prestigious Housing Technology Award for Innovation alongside its partner Plentific
Anchor is driving digital innovation across its operations to optimise repairs and maintenance services for residents and transform ways of working.
Anchor invests in Wi-Fi to enhance residents’ lives
Anchor is partnering with specialist connectivity provider, Wifinity, to provide Wi-Fi across the majority of its locations.
Anchor named among top care home groups for 2025
The annual Carehome.co.uk awards recognise the top care home groups in the UK based on reviews from residents, their relatives and loved ones.
Music Makers with Katy yesterday. As always fun had by all!
facebookSmiles, foot spa sessions, pancake day tea and chats in the garden.
facebookWell what an experience we had with the Ducklings. The residents absolutely loved the experience. It was time to say goodbye today. We donated the Ducks to The Shire Horse centre. They have settled in well to the new environment whilst the pond area is built. They will join the other ducks in 6 weeks when they have grown.
facebookWho doesn't like a burger! Part of the new menu is build your own burger on a Tuesday night. Residents will get a slip to decide what they would like in their burgers for the kitchen team to create the residents ultimate burger! Thank you to our chef manager Lee for the great idea. #burgers
facebookHighview school visit this afternoon. Not much work around the Archie Project today. They were distracted.....
facebookCare Assistant Career Progression: Sarah Friedman
This Q&A explores care assistant career progression. Including how Sarah Friedman went from a care assistant to a customer relations manager. Read more here.
Anchor response to Regulatory Judgement
We are today responding to the publication of the regulatory judgement by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).
Anchor and Royal British Legion announce landmark partnership
Anchor, and the country’s biggest armed forces charity the Royal British Legion (RBL), today announced the launch of a landmark partnership between the two organisations.