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?★Outstanding
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 Lodge is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 62-bed nursing home in Exeter, run by Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people. Most homes in Devon are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
It is one of 8 homes run by Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited. 8 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2026. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in November 2021, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe and effective as Good. Its rating before that, in March 2020, was the same.