CQC report explained · a residential care home, run by St Andrews Care Homes

Elcombe House

61 De Parys Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2TR

Outstandingpublished 11 December 2019, 6 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the service performing exceptionally well.

The five questions inspectors ask

Safe?: Good; Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?: Outstanding; Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?: Outstanding; Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?: Outstanding; Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?: Outstanding; 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 Elcombe House on 1 March 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 Elcombe House

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

March 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
Safe: Inspected but not rated
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December 2019Outstandingup from Good
Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
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May 2017Goodstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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August 2015Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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November 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
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December 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
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February 2012
Report published without a new overall rating.
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January 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 21 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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