SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
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?80%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 enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?96%★Outstanding
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Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Freedom to speak upExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Cedar Court is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in Torbay.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Links South West Ltd, Cedar Court is a residential care home in Paignton, Torbay with 14 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Torbay, where the typical home has 26 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. 83% of homes in Torbay also score 5. In Torbay, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
The current CQC rating is Good, published in April 2024. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in April 2020. 8 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
