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Castle Bank Care Home

26 Castle Bank, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AE

Goodpublished 10 April 2025, 16 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 Castle Bank Care Home on 24 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 Castle Bank Care Home

3 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

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

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

  2. December 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. April 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  4. July 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. February 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. June 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. November 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 24 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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