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Bendalls Farm

Bendalls Farm, Green Ore, Wells, BA5 3EX

Goodpublished 7 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

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Bendalls Farm. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Bendalls Farm

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

  1. September 2022Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. September 2021Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. August 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. May 2017Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. February 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 10 February 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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