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Bedford Charter House

Charter House, 1b Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PU

Goodpublished 17 August 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?
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 CQC published its most recent report on Bedford Charter House on 17 August 2021. 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 Bedford Charter House

5 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. August 2021Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. March 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  3. December 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. June 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. October 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvement

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  6. April 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  7. February 2015

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 13 February 2015.

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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