Residential care home · Devon

Westmead

Westmead Close, Staunton Road, Braunton, EX33 1HD

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 January 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • November 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • November 2015GoodSECRW previous owner
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  • May 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2014Inspected, no new rating

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

Westmead is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 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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Care homes nearby

  • Tyspane
    Braunton, Devon · EX33 2LH · Nursing home · 69 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Heanton Nursing Home
    Barnstaple, Devon · EX31 4DJ · Nursing home · 52 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • The Meadows
    Bideford, Devon · EX39 4JE · Residential care home · 14 beds6.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Bidna House
    Bideford, Devon · EX39 1NU · Residential care home · 12 beds7.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Oaklands Residential Care Home
    Barnstaple, Devon · EX31 2DY · Residential care home · 25 beds7.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Pilton House Trust
    Barnstaple, Devon · EX31 1PQ · Residential care home · 28 beds8.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Other homes run by Valorum Care Limited

22 care homes in total: 15 Good, 7 Requires improvement.

  • Alexander House Care Home
    Halifax, Calderdale · HX1 2XH · Residential care home · 20 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Alne Hall
    York, North Yorkshire · YO61 1SA · Nursing home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Champion House
    Pudsey, Leeds · LS28 5QP · Nursing home · 27 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Fernside Hall Care Home
    Halifax, Calderdale · HX3 0NR · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • Holme Lodge
    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG2 5AQ · Residential care home · 19 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • James Burns House
    Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH8 0AS · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago

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Westmead at a glance

Valorum Care Limited runs Westmead, a residential care home in Braunton, Devon with room for 19 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

CQC last rated the home in January 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective and caring, the rating was Good. Before that, in July 2018, it was rated Good.

About 1.0 km away, Tyspane is rated Good. It is one of 22 homes run by Valorum Care Limited. 15 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Devon, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.