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Down House

277 Tavistock Road, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 8AA

Goodpublished 17 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 Down House on 10 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 Down House

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

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

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  2. May 2020Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. February 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. February 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. April 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Responsive: Good

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  6. December 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. October 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

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  9. April 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  10. September 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. August 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. October 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. July 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  14. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 13 January 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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