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Chester Court

Choppington Road, Bedlington, NE22 6LA

Goodpublished 21 March 2025, 17 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 Chester Court on 9 February 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 Chester Court

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

  1. February 2023Requires improvementcurrent rating
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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

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  3. February 2021Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. January 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  5. December 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  6. April 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  7. November 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. June 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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