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Edward House

Matson Lane, Gloucester, GL4 6ED

Goodpublished 25 August 2021, 5 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?
Requires improvement
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 Edward House on 25 August 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 Edward House

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

  1. August 2021Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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

  2. November 2020Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

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  4. January 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. December 2017Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. June 2017Inadequatedown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate

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  7. October 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  8. October 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. March 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. March 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 1 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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