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Alexandra House - Harlow

Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1BU

Goodpublished 15 July 2023, 3 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 story over the years

Every inspection of Alexandra House - Harlow

5 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. July 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. September 2020Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. May 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. June 2016Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. June 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. August 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. October 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. November 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. July 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 16 December 2010.

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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