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Firbank House

24 Smallshaw Lane, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8PN

Requires improvementpublished 11 September 2024, 23 months ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Firbank House on 9 March 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 Firbank House

8 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

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

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  2. February 2023Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. October 2021Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. November 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  5. October 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. September 2018Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. April 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  8. January 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  9. October 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvement

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  10. August 2015

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. October 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  14. September 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  15. July 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  16. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 26 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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