Care home · Exeter
The Old Rectory Nursing Home
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- 45-46 Old Tiverton Road, Exeter, EX4 6NG
- Run by
- Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd (4 services)
- Service
- Nursing home, Long-term conditions
- Beds
- 47 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Kerry Ann Meldon-Dempsey
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04228592)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Jun 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-144214077
The Old Rectory Nursing Home at a glance
The Old Rectory Nursing Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Exeter, run by Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (June 2020), with Responsive rated Outstanding. It is one of 31 CQC-registered care homes in and around Exeter; 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Around Exeter
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Lilacs Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Pennsylvania ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (2 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (4 min), a park (6 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
The Old Rectory Nursing Home is run by Southern Healthcare (wessex) Ltd (company 04228592), incorporated in 2001, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd runs 4 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Devon.
Likely fees
We estimate The Old Rectory Nursing Home at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Devon Council for a free care needs assessment.
The Old Rectory Nursing Home over the years
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
6 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 4 June 2020.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People and relatives gave consistently positive feedback about the care provided at The Old Rectory.
- Comments included: "I can't give this home enough praise.
- They (staff) are worth their weight in gold, outstanding.
- If I needed looking after properly, I want to go to the Old Rectory.
Inspected 28 February 2020; report published 4 June 2020; supporting 42 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe254 of 289 in Devon
- Effective262 of 289 in Devon
- Caring250 of 289 in Devon
- Responsive30 of 289 in Devon
- Well-led232 of 289 in Devon
CQC key question ratings, published 4 June 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Devon share it; for example, 30 of 289 care homes in Devon rated Outstanding for Responsive.
Ratings over time
- May 2015
- Aug 2017
- Jun 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 4 June 2020
- CQC inspection report 4 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 8 May 2015
- Inspection report 20 December 2014
- Inspection report 23 January 2014
- Inspection report 16 March 2013
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 6 January 2026 by Exeter City. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Old Rectory Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Pennsylvania
- Council
- Devon County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Exeter
- NHS planning area
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in EX4 (12)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 40 stops within 600 m
- Railway station St James' Park, 520 m (6 min walk)
- GP surgery Mount Pleasant Health Centre, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Pharmacy Mount Pleasant Pharmacy, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Park Marypole Road, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Café No 1 Polsloe, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St James, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Library Main Library, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Reading The Old Rectory Nursing Home's CQC ratings
Area by area, Responsive is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Devon, 30 of 289 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (10%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Responsive section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
Family reviews
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The Old Rectory Nursing Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across Devon, 90% of the 289 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 21 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2020) is more recent than 45% of care home ratings in Devon.
- With 47 beds it is larger than 84% of care homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 61% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Devon lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Devon. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Exeter: care homes inspected recently
- New TreetopsJul 2026
- Escan ManorSep 2025
- The Lilacs Residential HomeAug 2026
The Old Rectory Nursing Home questions answered
- What type of care does The Old Rectory Nursing Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes, long-term conditions. Ask The Old Rectory Nursing Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What is The Old Rectory Nursing Home's address?
- It is at 45-46 Old Tiverton Road, Exeter, EX4 6NG.
- Is The Old Rectory Nursing Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- The Old Rectory Nursing Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-144214077) and was rated Good overall in June 2020.
- Can The Old Rectory Nursing Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When was The Old Rectory Nursing Home last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 4 June 2020, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How many residents can The Old Rectory Nursing Home take?
- The Old Rectory Nursing Home has 47 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Which provider runs The Old Rectory Nursing Home?
- Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd is the registered provider for The Old Rectory Nursing Home.
- How much does care from The Old Rectory Nursing Home cost?
- No fee list from The Old Rectory Nursing Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did The Old Rectory Nursing Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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