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?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. ?
Summerhayes Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 27 other homes in Devon.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Summerhayes Care Home is an independent 19-bed residential care home in Crediton, Devon, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2025. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from August 2018, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in April 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).
