Residential care home · Devon

Brandon House

29 Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, EX8 2HE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago New owner since September 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 12 June 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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. ?

The home changed owner in September 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • September 2016GoodSECRW previous owner
  • February 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Devon

Brandon House is in the Good tier ?, with 188 other homes in Devon. 90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 21 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 28 (9%)
  • Good 189 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 20 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 28 (9%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 18 (6%)

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  • Fernihurst Nursing Home
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  • The Lawns
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  • Dove Lodge Care Home
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2EW · Residential care home · 31 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Rose Lodge Exmouth
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2EZ · Residential care home · 34 beds0.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Brandon House in brief

Brandon House is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 35-bed residential care home in Exmouth, run by Bliss Care 3 Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with a physical disability.

Bliss Care 3 Limited has run the home since September 2025, when it changed owner. About 0.6 km away, Rose Lodge Exmouth is rated Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

In June 2018, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 51% of homes in Devon. Here is how rating age varies by council.