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Gainsborough Care Home

53 Ulwell Road, Swanage, BH19 1LQ

Goodpublished 30 July 2025, 13 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Gainsborough Care Home on 11 November 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 Gainsborough Care Home

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

  1. November 2021Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. November 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Inspected but not rated

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  3. October 2020Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. July 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. January 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. August 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  7. May 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. May 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. March 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. October 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. April 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. November 2012

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 20 November 2012.

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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