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Bowden-Derra Park

Polyphant, Launceston, PL15 7PU

Goodpublished 28 December 2018, 7 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 Bowden-Derra Park on 22 February 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 Bowden-Derra Park

5 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. February 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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

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  3. December 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. November 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodCaring: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. September 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. May 2017Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. March 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  8. November 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. February 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 15 February 2011.

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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