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Knappe Cross Care Centre

Brixington Lane, Exmouth, EX8 5DL

Goodpublished 22 July 2025, 13 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Knappe Cross Care Centre on 10 February 2023. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Knappe Cross Care Centre

4 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has held its Requires improvement rating throughout.

  1. February 2023Requires improvementcurrent rating
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. February 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  3. September 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. July 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. August 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. March 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. January 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. May 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 10 January 2011.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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