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7-9 Downing Close

7-9 Downing Close, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0QA

Goodpublished 17 December 2019, 6 years ago

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

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Good
Is the service run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on 7-9 Downing Close on 17 December 2019. 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 7-9 Downing Close

3 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. December 2019Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. July 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. February 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. August 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. April 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 5 April 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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