Lower Brimley, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9JS
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 years ago↑ Up from Inadequate
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?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Mulberry House is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 42-bed residential care home in Newton Abbot, run by Buckland Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25 beds.
CQC last rated the home in July 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is up from Inadequate in February 2022.
About 3.7 km away, Ilford Park Polish Home is rated Good. Buckland Care Limited runs 7 care homes, and 6 of the 7 rated are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 86% of homes in Devon. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
