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Dalton Court Care Home

Europe Way, Cockermouth, CA13 0RJ

Goodpublished 28 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

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Dalton Court Care Home. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Dalton Court Care Home

10 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has improved, from Inadequate to Good.

  1. March 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. August 2022Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. February 2020Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. February 2019Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. August 2018Inadequatestayed Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  6. January 2018Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  7. September 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  8. September 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  9. June 2016Inspected but not rated
    Safe: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate
  10. March 2016Inadequatestayed Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  11. September 2015Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  12. June 2025

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 June 2025.

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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