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Ashminster House

Clive Dennis Court, Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0LX

Goodpublished 27 September 2022, 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 Ashminster House

4 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. September 2022Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. September 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. September 2017Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

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  5. April 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. April 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. May 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. October 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  14. February 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 15 February 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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