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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Golden Sands is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 27 other homes in Devon.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Riverbank Care Limited, Golden Sands is a residential care home in Bideford, Devon with 17 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people.
CQC last rated the home in January 2019, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from May 2016. 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.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 86% of homes in Devon. 27 other homes in Devon share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
