SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?63%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
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?0%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%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?64%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 23 good, 2 exceptional, 8 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Run by Harbour Healthcare Ltd, Devonshire House and Lodge is a nursing home in Plymouth, Devon with 77 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25 beds.
In September 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from March 2019. Ratings in Devon are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 8 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).
In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 86% of homes in Devon. It is one of 12 homes run by Harbour Healthcare Ltd. 7 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
