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Crofton Court

Edward Street, Blyth, NE24 1DW

Goodpublished 16 March 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 CQC published its most recent report on Crofton Court on 16 March 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 Crofton Court

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

  1. March 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. June 2022Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. September 2021Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. February 2021Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. March 2020Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. May 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  7. March 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. February 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  9. October 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. August 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. June 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. November 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 1 November 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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