Care Home vs Nursing Home: What’s the Difference and Which Is Right for Your Loved One?
Care team members at Sefton Hall in Dawlish celebrate a resident’s birthday with a homemade cake.
Geoffrey Cox
Frequently Asked Questions About Dementia
At Southern Healthcare, a large number of our residents are living with a dementia. Our homes in Exeter, Plymouth, Seaton and Dawlish, specialise in dementia care and we are continually striving for further excellence in this field. For many years, Southern Healthcare has engaged with the work of some of the leading thinkers in research … Read more
Exeter Care Home Receives Excellent Rating
An Exeter care home has received an excellent rating from a highly regarded organisation which specialises in auditing care providers. The Old Rectory, a Southern Healthcare home, received praise for their ‘highly engaged service where emotion-focused care is consistently evident in daily interactions’ from Meaningful Care Matters auditors, who were assessing the care home’s Butterfly … Read more
Devon Care Group Wins National Award
A Devon care home group has been named ‘Care Group of the Year’ at a recent UK awards ceremony. Southern Healthcare won the prestigious award for Care Group of the Year at a glittering award ceremony in Leicester. Team members from Southern Healthcare’s award-winning care homes in Exeter, Plymouth, Seaton, and Dawlish attended the annual … Read more
Care Talk magazine Q&A about the social care industry
In Care Talk’s winter issue 2025, Geoffrey Cox, Managing Director of Southern Healthcare, reflects on the sector’s resilience, the urgent need for reform, and what still keeps him awake at night. After nearly 25 years in social care, I’ve learned that meaningful change is never quick or easy. It’s a continual, demanding process – and … Read more
Southern Healthcare nominated for 11 national and regional care awards
Southern Healthcare has been nominated for eight national and three regional care awards, earning them a place at the finals of several prestigious award ceremonies in London, Leicester, Bristol and Plymouth. The care home group owns four award-winning care homes in Plymouth, Seaton, Exeter and Dawlish. Managing director Geoffrey Cox commented: “Our care teams work … Read more
Care home celebrates two decades of care with family fun day
Live music and a sizzling barbecue welcomed visitors to a Seaton care home’s 21st anniversary celebrations. The Seaton hosted the family fun day to mark more than two decades since they joined the Southern Healthcare Group, who own four award-winning care homes across Devon. Southern Healthcare’s managing director, Geoffrey Cox commented: “I’m really proud of … Read more
Social Care Crisis: What’s Next for Social Care?
As the owner of four award-winning nursing homes in Devon, I see first-hand the cracks in our social care system widening every day. The social care crisis is not a new phenomenon, but its scale has gone beyond the tipping point. As a society, the challenges we face in providing support for our aging population … Read more