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?★Outstanding
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 Old Rectory Nursing 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%).
The Old Rectory Nursing Home is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 47-bed nursing home in Exeter, run by Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2020, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. Before that, in August 2017, it was rated Outstanding. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Devon, 51% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in January 2026. 86% of homes in Devon score the top mark of 5. It is one of 4 homes run by Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 1.3 km away, The Lodge is rated Outstanding.