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. ?
The Check House is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 59-bed residential care home in Seaton, run by Check House Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Devon are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
Check House Care Limited has run the home since October 2024, when it changed owner. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The Seaton, 0.8 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
In May 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in June 2018, was Outstanding, so the home has slipped. That is more recent than most ratings in Devon, where the typical rating is about 5 years old.
