Residential care home · Devon

Bracken Tor House

11 Brandize Park, Okehampton, EX20 1EQ

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago

Bracken Tor House is a residential care home in Okehampton in Devon, run by Care Worldwide (Devon) Limited. It has 7 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published May 2019, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for effective. For comparison, 90% of care homes in Devon are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good

Published 3 May 2019 Rated 7 years ago

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 3 May 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Devon

Bracken Tor House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 19 other homes in Devon. Of the 287 rated care homes here, 90% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

Outstanding 21 (7%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 27 (9%)
Good 190 (62%)
Good, with an area to improve 20 (7%)
Requires improvement 27 (9%)
Inadequate 2 (1%)
Not yet rated 18 (6%)

Half of Devon's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

See all 305 care homes in Devon →

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Key facts

Type: Residential care home
Beds: 7
Provider: Care Worldwide (Devon) Limited
Registered manager: Sarah Pyne
Registered with CQC since: 24 November 2010
Local authority: Devon
CQC location ID: 1-133632619

Who it cares for

Older people
Dementia
Younger adults (18–65)
Physical disability
Learning disability or autism
Mental health

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

The CQC rating is from May 2019. Has the manager or owner changed since then?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?
How do you support residents living with dementia: activities, environment, staff training?