Burdon Grange Care Home

Burdon Lane, Highampton, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5LX

01409231551

Care Type

Residential & Nursing Care

Inspection date

22 June 2022

Provider

Burdon Grange Care Home Limited

Beds

31 beds

About Burdon Grange Care Home

Burdon Grange Care Home brings together nursing care and a genuine sense of community in the beautiful county of Devon. Families looking for the right place for a loved one will find a home that takes its responsibilities seriously and works to provide a supportive, comfortable environment. Devon's welcoming character feels like a natural fit for a care home where the focus is on the people who live there.

Burdon Grange provides nursing care for up to 31 people with complex physical and nursing needs in an adapted building, plus a separate flat for two people. At inspection, 26 people were using the service. Staff were observed to be caring and treated people with dignity and respect, with people well supported in their daily lives.

However, inspectors found concerns around medicines management, including unsafe storage of some medicines and incomplete recording of variable dose medication. Clinical records contained omissions that could expose people to risk. The provider's policies were not comprehensive in all areas, and governance systems had not identified these issues.

While no harm was evident at the time of inspection, people were at risk of not receiving care in line with their assessed needs. Some staff felt communication from the registered manager could be improved to better support the people they cared for and strengthen team cohesion.

Source: CQC inspection report, 18 August 2022

Specialist Care

Physical disabilitiesSensory impairments

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 31 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · EX21 5LX

Registered care categories

Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 18 August 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 22 June 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Burdon Grange Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Burdon Grange Care Home, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Burdon Grange Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Burdon Grange Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees