The Firs Residential Home
33 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6AE · Devon · South West
38 beds · operated by West Bank Residential Home Limited, part of Buckland
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 3 years old.
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 20 Dec 2022. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 3 of West Bank Residential Home Limited's rated homes are Good or better. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 Mar 2021 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 Mar 2021 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Dec 2022 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 2 other locations
Other active services registered to West Bank Residential Home Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| West Bank Residential Home | Good5 Aug 2023 | Herefordshire, County of |
| Woodland Court Residential Home | Good11 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Hampshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 8 Jan 2016
- Beds
- 38
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2354044191
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.