Residential care home · Devon

The Rock Care Home

1 Station Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0BU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 June 2022 Rated 4 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 ?

  • May 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • October 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

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 Rock Care 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 Rock Care Home

The Rock Care Home is an independent 14-bed residential care home in Buckfastleigh, Devon, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, 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.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2024. 86% of homes in Devon also score 5. In Devon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2022. Before that, in May 2019, it was rated Requires improvement.