SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
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?71%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
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: 30 good, 3 below good. 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. ?
Ashburton House is a 29-bed residential care home in Newton Abbot, Devon. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2026. That matches its previous rating, from July 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in Devon, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “listening to and involving people”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 1 (major improvement necessary), from March 2026. 86% of homes in Devon score the top mark of 5. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
