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Amherst Court

Palmerston Road, Chatham, ME4 6LU

Goodpublished 7 October 2020, 5 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?
Outstanding
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 Amherst Court on 7 October 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 Amherst Court

3 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has slipped, from Outstanding to Good.

  1. October 2020Goodcurrent ratingdown from Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. August 2018Outstandingstayed Outstanding
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Outstanding

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. October 2015Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  6. October 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  7. May 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 8 May 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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