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Ann Marie Howes Centre

20 Platt Brook Way, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 2DU

Goodpublished 28 April 2021, 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?
Requires improvement
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 Ann Marie Howes Centre

4 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. April 2021Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. July 2020Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. July 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. May 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. August 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 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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