SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?★Outstanding
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Arcot House Residential Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 20 other homes in Devon.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Arcot House Residential Home
Arcot House Residential Home is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 28-bed residential care home in Sidmouth, run by Doveleigh Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people.
Its CQC rating, from April 2020, is Outstanding across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Outstanding at the inspection before, in May 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Devon, 51% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. Doveleigh Care Limited runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. That is true of 86% of homes in Devon.
