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Buxton House

423B Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QJ

Goodpublished 23 September 2025, 11 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Buxton House on 14 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 Buxton House

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

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

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  2. May 2022Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate

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  3. November 2021Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. December 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. August 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. February 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. June 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. January 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. August 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. November 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 November 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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