Care home · Tiverton
The Larches - Tiverton
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- Canal Hill, Tiverton, EX16 4JD
- Run by
- Anne Gray Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 20 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on thelarchescarehome.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Liquidation, trading since 2003 (23 years), accounts up to date, has insolvency history (Companies House 04707789)
- Last CQC check
- 17 Jun 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Tiverton: Care homes in Tiverton (4) · Care homes for dementia care in Tiverton · Care homes for elderly care in Tiverton
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-114630608
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Larches - Tiverton is based in Tiverton, run by Anne Gray Care Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Inadequate overall (June 2026). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Tiverton; 2 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
The Larches - Tiverton has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good and falling to Inadequate.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 24 August 2023.
The company behind The Larches - Tiverton
The Larches - Tiverton is run by Anne Gray Care Limited (company 04707789), incorporated in 2003, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as liquidation, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and it has an insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
How it fits locally
There are 3 other care homes within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is St George's House, 0.8 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 13 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Tiverton Cranmore ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min), a park (3 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Larches - Tiverton at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
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.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Devon, 2 of 287 rated care homes are Inadequate for Safe (1%), while 2 of 287 rated care homes are Inadequate for Effective (1%), while 6 of 287 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (2%), while 8 of 287 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (3%), while 2 of 287 rated care homes are Inadequate for Well-led (1%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 55% and its lowest is Safe at 31%, averaging 41% overall.
The Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
What inspectors found
- The service provides support to people aged 65 and over living with a physical disability or dementia.
- At our last inspection, April 2024, the service was rated overall as requires improvement.
- The provider’s governance arrangements were not adequate in ensuring the health, safety and welfare of people.
- People said they felt safe with the staff group, who they described as kind and caring.However, people were worried about the number of staff who had left in the last 4 months.
Inspected 19 July 2023; report published 24 August 2023. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
How the scores break down
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, The Larches - Tiverton scores 41%.
Safe 31%
- Learning culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions2 · Some shortfalls
- Safeguarding1 · Significant shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe environments1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing1 · Significant shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control1 · Significant shortfalls
- Medicines optimisation1 · Significant shortfalls
Effective 38%
- Assessing needs1 · Significant shortfalls
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment1 · Significant shortfalls
- How staff, teams and services work together2 · Some shortfalls
- Supporting people to live healthier lives1 · Significant shortfalls
- Monitoring and improving outcomes1 · Significant shortfalls
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 55%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals2 · Some shortfalls
- Independence, choice and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement1 · Significant shortfalls
Responsive 50%
- Person-centred Care2 · Some shortfalls
- Care provision, Integration and continuity2 · Some shortfalls
- Providing Information1 · Significant shortfalls
- Listening to and involving people2 · Some shortfalls
- Equity in access2 · Some shortfalls
- Equity in experiences and outcomes2 · Some shortfalls
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 32%
- Shared direction and culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders1 · Significant shortfalls
- Freedom to speak up1 · Significant shortfalls
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion2 · Some shortfalls
- Governance, management and sustainability1 · Significant shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities2 · Some shortfalls
- Learning, improvement and innovation1 · Significant shortfalls
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 9 March 2026, published 16 October 2024 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Ratings over time
- Oct 2015
- May 2018
- Mar 2022
- Aug 2023
- Oct 2024
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 24 August 2023
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 3 May 2018
- CQC inspection report 12 October 2015
- Inspection report 25 October 2014
- Inspection report 8 January 2014
Location and local area
- Ward
- Tiverton Cranmore
- Council
- Devon County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in EX16 (10)
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Close by
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Clare House, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Shop Wilcombe Stores, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Sunningmead Community Park, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Café Canal Tea Rooms, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship St Andrew's Church, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Library Tiverton Library, 980 m (12 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe31% score2 of 287 in Devon
- Effective38% score2 of 287 in Devon
- Caring55% score6 of 287 in Devon
- Responsive50% score8 of 287 in Devon
- Well-led32% score2 of 287 in Devon
CQC key question ratings, published 17 June 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Devon share it.
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The Larches - Tiverton against its area
- Rated Inadequate. Across Devon, 90% of the 287 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 21 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2026) is more recent than 95% of care home ratings in Devon.
- With 20 beds it is smaller than 60% of care homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 90% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Devon lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (11% of care homes in Devon are also rated below Good here); Effective (6% of care homes in Devon are also rated below Good here); Caring (2% of care homes in Devon are also rated below Good here); Responsive (3% of care homes in Devon are also rated below Good here); Well-led (13% of care homes in Devon are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Devon. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Newer ratings near Tiverton
- Ashdowne Care CentreJan 2026
The Larches - Tiverton: common questions
- What type of care does The Larches - Tiverton provide?
- Registration for The Larches - Tiverton covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is The Larches - Tiverton regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-114630608 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Inadequate overall in June 2026.
- Where is The Larches - Tiverton based?
- It is at Canal Hill, Tiverton, EX16 4JD.
- When was The Larches - Tiverton last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 17 June 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Can The Larches - Tiverton care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Who is the registered provider for The Larches - Tiverton?
- Anne Gray Care Limited is the registered provider for The Larches - Tiverton.
- How many beds does The Larches - Tiverton have?
- The Larches - Tiverton has 20 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How is The Larches - Tiverton rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Inadequate; Effective: Inadequate; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Inadequate. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from The Larches - Tiverton cost?
- We don't have published prices from The Larches - Tiverton 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.
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