Nursing home · Devon
Fernihurst Nursing Home
19 Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, EX8 2HA
How it compares in Devon
Fernihurst Nursing Home 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%)
Care homes nearby
Other homes run by Sanctuary Care Limited
84 care homes in total: 3 Outstanding, 76 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.
About Fernihurst Nursing Home
Sanctuary Care Limited runs Fernihurst Nursing Home, a nursing home in Exmouth, Devon with room for 50 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. 188 other homes in Devon share its tier, “Good”. About 0.2 km away, Rose Lodge Exmouth is rated Outstanding. 79 of Sanctuary Care Limited’s 83 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
In July 2021, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in July 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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.