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Beaconsfield Court

112 Galgate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8ES

Goodpublished 13 July 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?
Good
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 Beaconsfield Court. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Beaconsfield Court

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

  1. July 2023Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. March 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  3. March 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. December 2016Goodstayed Good
    Safe: Good
  5. January 2016Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  6. June 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 1 June 2026.

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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