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Dorset House

Coles Avenue, Hamworthy, Poole, BH15 4HL

Goodpublished 1 September 2022, 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 Dorset House on 1 September 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 Dorset House

6 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. September 2022Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. November 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  3. February 2020Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. January 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. June 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  6. September 2016Goodstayed Good
    Safe: Requires improvement

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  7. September 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  8. June 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. October 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. September 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. November 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 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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