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Amber Wood

Amber Wood, Belvedere Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0QL

Goodpublished 12 January 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?
Requires improvement
Is the service run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Amber Wood. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Amber Wood

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

  1. January 2023Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  2. February 2020Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  3. February 2025

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 7 February 2025.

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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