Residential care home · Devon

Sainthill House Care Home

Cowick Lane, Exeter, EX2 9JG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 April 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • 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?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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2016GoodSECRW
  • January 2016Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Devon

Sainthill House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 188 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%)

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  • Greenslades Nursing Home
    Exeter, Devon · EX2 8BE · Nursing home · 67 beds1.1 km
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  • Endeavour Residential Home
    Exeter, Devon · EX2 8TS · Residential care home · 20 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Cadogan Court
    Exeter, Devon · EX4 1TA · Nursing home · 70 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Parkland House
    Exeter, Devon · EX4 1TA · Residential care home · 52 beds1.5 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago

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Sainthill House Care Home in brief

Sainthill House Care Home is a 23-bed residential care home in Exeter, Devon. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

188 other homes in Devon share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in June 2026. In Devon, 86% of homes score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Lucerne House (Outstanding), 1.0 km away.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2019. That matches its previous rating, from October 2016. 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).