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Brunel House

158 Victoria Road, Plymouth, PL5 1QY

Outstandingpublished 18 January 2023, 3 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?
Outstanding
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

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The CQC published its most recent report on Brunel House on 18 January 2023. 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 Brunel House

Each visit the CQC has published, newest first, back to the day the service was registered.

  1. January 2023Outstandingcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. February 2022Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. August 2019

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 10 August 2019.

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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