Parkview Residential Home
Care home in Ilfracombe, Devon
What do these badges mean?
- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
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About
Parkview Residential Home is a 22-bed care home in Ilfracombe, Devon, providing residential care for older people. The home is a large detached property and is registered to accommodate its current number of residents.
The Care Quality Commission rated Parkview Residential Home as Requires Improvement overall in its 2023 report. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, and Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 29 August 2023 · Last inspected 25 July 2023
Inspectors found that Parkview Residential Home, which cares for up to 22 people across ground and first floors, has moved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement after a follow-up visit in July 2023. People reported feeling safe, valued the kindness of staff, and said the home was clean, with enough staff on duty and support for eating and drinking. Governance has improved significantly, with new audits and records systems still being embedded.
- People said they felt safe and spoke positively about the staff who support them
- Safeguarding training is in place and staff know how to identify and report concerns
- Care records are personalised and the service is clean with appropriate infection control
- Improvements were made to DoLS applications, Mental Capacity Act compliance and the service environment
- Recruitment and the checks used to employ staff were still not consistently followed, which is a continued breach
- Some medicines management still needs improvement, including use and disposal of certain medicines
- New governance and supervision arrangements are still being embedded and need further development
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected March 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Ambulance station about 700 m away
- Fire station about 750 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
121 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Devon council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,054 |
| 2025 | £1,110 |
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Local health safety net
Parkview Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is North Devon District Hospital, 8 miles away. The local GP practice is COMBE COASTAL PRACTICE, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Ilfracombe
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Ilfracombe & District Community Transport Association
The purpose of the CIO is to relieve persons who are handicapped, aged, blind and otherwise disabled or disadvantaged in North Devon by providing transport such persons to and from such…
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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