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Nursing home · Devon

Linksway

17 Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, EX8 2EY

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good No registered manager
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CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 8 August 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • March 2019GoodSECRW
  • September 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Devon

Linksway is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 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%)

See all 306 care homes in Devon →

Care homes nearby

  • Fernihurst Nursing Home
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2HA · Nursing home · 50 beds0.2 km
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago
  • Rose Lodge Exmouth
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2EZ · Residential care home · 34 beds0.2 km
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Sheridan House
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2BT · Residential care home · 25 beds0.4 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Manor Lodge Care Home
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2BS · Residential care home · 38 beds0.4 km
    Not yet rated SECRW
  • Brandon House
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2HE · Residential care home · 35 beds0.6 km
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • The Homestead
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 2EL · Residential care home · 24 beds0.7 km
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago

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Other homes run by Exmouth Care Ltd

2 care homes in total: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Amberwood Nursing Home
    Exmouth, Devon · EX8 3ED · Nursing home · 24 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago

All 2 homes run by Exmouth Care Ltd →

About Linksway

Linksway is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 24-bed nursing home in Exmouth, run by Exmouth Care Ltd. It is registered to care for older people.

It is one of 2 homes run by Exmouth Care Ltd. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Fernihurst Nursing Home, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Good. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2023. It was Requires improvement for safe, responsive and well-led as well. For effective and caring, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in March 2019.