SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
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?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
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: 29 good, 4 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. ?
Knappe Cross Care Centre is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 42-bed nursing home in Exmouth, run by Ashdown Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25 beds.
3 of Ashdown Care Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
In July 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in February 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. That is more recent than most ratings in Devon, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 4 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
