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Grindon

Grindon, Chapel Hill, Uffculme, Cullompton, EX15 3AQ

Outstandingpublished 16 January 2019, 7 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?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Outstanding
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
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 Grindon on 16 January 2019. 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 Grindon

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

  1. January 2019Outstandingcurrent ratingup from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding

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

  2. April 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  3. March 2015

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 27 March 2015.

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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