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Higher Park Lodge

Devonport Park, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 4BT

Requires improvementpublished 16 April 2026, 4 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 Higher Park Lodge on 12 May 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 Higher Park Lodge

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

  1. May 2023Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. March 2022Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  3. September 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. July 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. May 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. October 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

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  8. July 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  9. August 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. January 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. August 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. February 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 17 February 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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