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Heron House Residential Home

Heron Drive, Bishops Hull, Taunton, TA1 5HA

Outstandingpublished 16 August 2023, 3 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?: Good; 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 Heron House Residential Home on 16 August 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 Heron House Residential Home

4 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

August 2023Outstandingcurrent rating
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
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April 2021Inspected but not rated
Safe: Inspected but not rated
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November 2019Goodstayed Good
Effective: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good
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April 2017Goodstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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October 2015Good
Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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March 2014
Report published without a new overall rating.
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January 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
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November 2011
Report published without a new overall rating.
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December 2010
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 6 December 2010.

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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