Residential care home · Devon

The Croft Residential Home

22 College Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1EQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 January 2023 Rated 3 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2019Requires improvementSECRW

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

The Croft Residential 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 The Croft Residential Home

Run by The Croft ECM Care Limited, The Croft Residential Home is a residential care home in Newton Abbot, Devon with 22 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

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 June 2026. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In January 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2021.