SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd runs Sefton Hall, a nursing home in Dawlish, Devon with room for 52 residents. It is registered to care for 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.
Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in May 2020, giving it Outstanding overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe as Good. That matches its previous rating, from August 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 51% of homes in Devon. Here is how rating age varies by council.
