Care home · Crediton
Summerhayes Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Summerhayes Care Home- Address
- The Square, Sandford, Crediton, EX17 4LN
- Run by
- Summerhayes Care Home Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 19 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2012 (14 years)
- Registered manager
- Charlotte Mason
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07490696)
- Last CQC check
- 12 Feb 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-367953837
Summerhayes Care Home at a glance
Summerhayes Care Home in Crediton is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Summerhayes Care Home Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2018), with Caring rated Outstanding. It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Crediton; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The inspection, summarised
- The home is a large detached Georgian property standing in its own gardens in the small village of Sandford, near Crediton.
- There are two floors, which are accessed by a stair lift.
- People were supported to keep in touch with friends a family.
- A designated visiting room with perspex screen allowed people to see and speak with visitors safely and in comfort.
Inspected 28 January 2021; report published 12 February 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from January 2012, so the service has been operating for around 14 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 12 February 2021.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Summerhayes Care Home at £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
With savings below £23,250, Devon Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Kenwyn, 1.3 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (1 of the nearest 14).
Every one of the 14 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Sandford & Creedy ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car; the nearest bus stop is under 0.5 miles away.
The company behind Summerhayes Care Home
Summerhayes Care Home is run by Summerhayes Care Home Limited (company 07490696), incorporated in 2011, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe252 of 287 in Devon
- Effective260 of 287 in Devon
- Caring33 of 287 in Devon
- Responsive249 of 287 in Devon
- Well-led231 of 287 in Devon
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 9 August 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Devon share it; for example, 33 of 287 care homes in Devon rated Outstanding for Caring.
Past CQC ratings
- Apr 2016
- Aug 2018
- Feb 2021
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 12 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 9 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 7 April 2016
- Inspection report 8 August 2014
- Inspection report 16 August 2013
- Inspection report 6 April 2013
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 April 2025 by Mid Devon. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Summerhayes Care Home Ltd"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Sandford & Creedy
- Council
- Devon County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Devon
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Smaller rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in EX17 (9)
Bigger map · Route planner · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk)
- Park Creedy Park, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Place of worship Sandford Congregational Church, 80 m (1 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
The ratings in context
Area by area, Caring is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Devon, 33 of 287 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (11%).
The report's Caring section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Family reviews
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Summerhayes Care Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across Devon, 90% of the 287 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 21 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2018) is more recent than 6% of care home ratings in Devon.
- With 19 beds it is smaller than 65% of care homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 48% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Devon lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Devon (Oct 2026).
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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Frequently asked about Summerhayes Care Home
- Who is the registered provider for Summerhayes Care Home?
- CQC lists Summerhayes Care Home Limited as the provider responsible for Summerhayes Care Home.
- How many beds does Summerhayes Care Home have?
- CQC registers Summerhayes Care Home for 19 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How did Summerhayes Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Summerhayes Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Summerhayes Care Home charge?
- Summerhayes Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Summerhayes Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Summerhayes Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-367953837) and was rated Good overall in August 2018.
- Where is Summerhayes Care Home?
- It is at The Square, Sandford, Crediton, EX17 4LN.
- What kind of care can Summerhayes Care Home offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Summerhayes Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How recent is Summerhayes Care Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 9 August 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is Summerhayes Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
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