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Downing House

14 Swinbourne Grove, Withington, Manchester, M20 4PP

Goodpublished 8 February 2020, 6 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 Downing House on 25 March 2021. 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 Downing House

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

  1. March 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. February 2020Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. December 2018Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. May 2018Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate

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  5. September 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. June 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  7. October 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. July 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. March 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 16 March 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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