SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Run by Alexander Care (Exeter) Limited, Alexander House Care Home is a nursing home in Exeter, Devon with 67 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Devon has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Alexander Care (Exeter) Limited has run the home since February 2025, when it changed owner. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2023. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2026. That is more recent than most ratings in Devon, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 1 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
