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Ferndale Lodge

Hurst Knowle, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8FD

Goodpublished 29 June 2018, 8 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 Ferndale Lodge on 29 June 2018. 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 Ferndale Lodge

2 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. June 2018Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  2. December 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  3. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. May 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  6. April 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 27 April 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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