Residential care home · Devon

Southgarth Care Home

1 Elwyn Road, Exmouth, EX8 2EL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 11 January 2020 Rated 6 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 ?

  • June 2017GoodSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Devon

Southgarth 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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About Southgarth Care Home

The Southgarth Partnership runs Southgarth Care Home, a residential care home in Exmouth, Devon with room for 25 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Rose Lodge Exmouth (Outstanding), 0.5 km away. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2020. That matches its previous rating, from June 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Devon, 51% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).