Pinehurst Care Home

Care home in Ilfracombe, Devon

CQC Good23 beds
NeighbourhoodHigh Retirement Community
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.
Address14 Chambercombe Park Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 9QN
Beds23

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About

Pinehurst Care Home is a 23-bed residential care facility located in Ilfracombe, Devon. The home is registered to provide care and support for older adults requiring accommodation and personal care services.

The Care Quality Commission rated Pinehurst Good overall in its 2021 inspection, with Good grades across all five key-question areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 17 May 2021 · Last inspected 23 April 2021

Inspectors found that residents at Pinehurst, a residential care home for older people, appeared relaxed and moved about freely, with staff described as kind, patient and attentive. Care planning, staff training and supervision, medicines management and safeguarding were all judged to be in order, and the home was said to offer varied meals and activities. Restrictions such as keypad-locked doors were recorded and shared appropriately with the local mental health team.

Strengths noted
  • Staff were described as kind, patient and compassionate, and as knowing residents' needs and wishes
  • Care plans and risk assessments were said to support residents to stay as independent as possible
  • Medicines were managed safely and staff knew how to raise safeguarding concerns
  • Recruitment checks were robust and there were enough staff on each shift
Areas to improve
  • Some restrictions, such as locked doors for people living with dementia, were in place and needed to be documented and kept under review

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

Good

Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2026

What's nearby

GP surgery1.0 miles
A&E: North Devon District Hospital8.2 miles
  • Set back from main road noise

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • 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:

Violent crime39%
Shoplifting18%
Anti-social behaviour12%
Public order7%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Devon pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£1,054
2025£1,110

What Devon council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Pinehurst Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is North Devon District Hospital, 8.2 miles away. The local GP practice is COMBE COASTAL PRACTICE, 1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
North Devon District Hospital · 8.2 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
COMBE COASTAL PRACTICE · 1 mi

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.

Charity

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…

0.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1174976)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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