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?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 Old Vicarage 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 Vicarage is one of 306 care homes in Devon: a 26-bed residential care home in Budleigh Salterton, run by Glebefield Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC last rated the home in December 2018, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from April 2016. 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).
In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. That is true of 86% of homes in Devon. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
