A Dawlish care home has been praised for setting a benchmark for outstanding care across the social care sector in England by a highly regarded organisation, which specialises in auditing care providers. Sefton Hall, a Southern Healthcare home, received the praise from Meaningful Care Matters auditors who were assessing the care home’s Butterfly programmes. Meaningful … Read more
An East Devon nursing home has received an excellent rating from a highly regarded organisation which specialises in auditing care providers. The Seaton, a Southern Healthcare nursing home, received praise for their ‘highly engaged and emotion-focused model of care’ from Meaningful Care Matters auditors who were assessing the care home’s Dragonfly programme. Meaningful Care Matters … Read more
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
A Plymouth care home has received an outstanding rating from a highly regarded organisation which specialises in auditing care providers. Parkwood House, a Southern Healthcare home, received praise for their homely and caring practices and the home environment from Meaningful Care Matters auditors who were assessing the care home’s Butterfly programme. Meaningful Care Matters (MCM) … Read more
Devon carers have been honoured for years of dedicated service to the Southern Healthcare group. The care home group, which has award-winning care homes in Exeter, Plymouth, Seaton, and Dawlish invited team members to an event celebrating long service milestones from five to more than 20 years. Southern Healthcare also honoured four nurses at the … Read more
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
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 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
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
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
