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Advent House

125 Bottom Boat Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4AR

Inadequatepublished 8 May 2026, 3 months ago

Rated Inadequate: inspectors found the service performing badly and the CQC has taken enforcement action.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Advent House on 14 February 2020. 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 Advent House

6 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has improved, from Inadequate to Good.

  1. February 2020Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. December 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. October 2017Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. July 2017Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate

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  5. March 2017Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate

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  6. November 2016Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate

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  7. August 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. November 2013

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 24 November 2013.

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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