SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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 Meadows is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 19 other homes in Devon.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Blue Opal Limited, The Meadows is a residential care home in Bideford, Devon with 14 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Devon has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2024. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2021. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in May 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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).
