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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Halsdown Nursing Home 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%).
Mr and Mrs Allison runs Halsdown Nursing Home, a residential care home in Exmouth, Devon with room for 17 residents. It is registered to care for older people.
In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2018, is Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from October 2015. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 51% of ratings in Devon are as old (how rating age varies by council).
