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Bowburn Care Centre

Durham Road, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AT

Goodpublished 8 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 CQC published its most recent report on Bowburn Care Centre on 8 September 2022. 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 Bowburn Care Centre

7 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. September 2022Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. August 2021Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. March 2021Inadequatedown from Good
    Safe: InadequateResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate

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  4. October 2020Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. June 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. August 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  7. June 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. April 2016Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not ratedEffective: Inspected but not ratedCaring: Inspected but not ratedResponsive: Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Inspected but not rated

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  9. March 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. April 2012

    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. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 9 December 2010.

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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