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Blakesley

2 High Street, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RE

Outstandingpublished 31 October 2023, 2 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the service performing exceptionally well.

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?
Outstanding
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Outstanding
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 Blakesley. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Blakesley

4 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

  1. October 2023Outstandingcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
  2. January 2021Requires improvementdown from Outstanding
    Safe: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. August 2018Outstandingup from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
  4. June 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. July 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 8 July 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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