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Combs Court

Edgecomb Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2DN

Goodpublished 15 August 2023, 3 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 story over the years

Every inspection of Combs Court

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

  1. August 2023Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. May 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. April 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. January 2017Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. July 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. January 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. April 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. February 2012

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 5 February 2012.

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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