Residential care home · Devon

Spring House Residential Care Home

Spring House, Peter Tavy, Tavistock, PL19 9NP

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 18 January 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?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
  • 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 2016GoodSECRW

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

Spring House Residential Care Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 20 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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  • Crelake House Residential Care Home
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    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • The Lawns Care Home
    Tavistock, Devon · PL19 8BU · Residential care home · 12 beds4.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Chollacott House Nursing Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Tregarland
    Tavistock, Devon · PL19 9BD · Residential care home · 20 beds4.9 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago

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What the data says about Spring House Residential Care Home

Spring House Residential Care Home is an independent 25-bed residential care home in Tavistock, Devon, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs.

The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in January 2019. It was Outstanding for caring and responsive as well. Safe, effective and well-led were rated Good. That is up from Good in June 2016. 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.

1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. That is true of 86% of homes in Devon.