Devon Carers Celebrated for Extraordinary Dedication

Andreea Vieru, a nurse manager at Sefton Hall care home in Dawlish standing in the garden

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

Devon Care Group Wins National Award

Southern Healthcare managing director Geoffrey Cox and director of nursing and compliance Margot Whittaker receive their award for Care Group of the Year at the Caring UK Awards.

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

Managing director Geoffrey Cox sitting outside in the gardens at Sefton Hall care home in Dawlish.

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 

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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

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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

Summer Fun at Sefton Hall

It’s been a busy few weeks for residents and staff at Sefton Hall as they made the most of the sunshine by taking part in events centred around the famous Dawlish Carnival. Dating back over 70 years, this week-long extravaganza typically held in mid-August, is a time-honoured tradition beloved by locals and visitors alike. What … Read more

Southern Healthcare team and therapy dog honoured at awards ceremony.

Three members of the Southern Healthcare team plus Ruby, Parkwood’s much-loved therapy dog, have won awards at a glittering ceremony in Plymouth. The Celebrating Excellence in Care Awards, organised by Plymouth City Council, have been held for the first time since 2019. The event aims to honour and recognise outstanding care staff, including those working … Read more

Meaningful Care Matters

Our four Devon care homes have received either an excellent or outstanding rating following audits by a national care organisation with a focus on relationship-centred cultures of care. Southern Healthcare homes in Exeter, Dawlish, Plymouth, and Seaton were visited by auditors from Meaningful Care Matters (MCM) who assessed the staffs’ interactions with residents, as well … Read more

Devon care home group reaches South West finals of prestigious awards

Southern Healthcare managing director, Geoffrey Cox standing in the garden at Sefton Hall care home

Southern Healthcare has reached the South West regional finals of the Great British Care Awards in six categories that recognise the group’s commitment to top quality care provision.      Five individual members of staff, two care teams and the Southern Healthcare group itself, beat off stiff competition to reach the finals of the awards. The … Read more