CQC report explained · a residential care home, run by Priory Group

Alphonsus House

81-85 Vicarage Road, Oldbury, B68 8HT

Goodpublished 29 January 2020, 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 Alphonsus House on 29 January 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 Alphonsus House

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

January 2020Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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February 2019Goodstayed Good
Safe: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
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March 2016Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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July 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
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April 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
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July 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
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May 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
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March 2012
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 5 March 2012.

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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