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Kentwood House

Darenth Road South, Darenth, Dartford, DA2 7QT

Requires improvementpublished 17 May 2023, 3 years ago

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

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Requires improvement
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Requires improvement
Is the service run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Kentwood House

5 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has held its Requires improvement rating throughout.

  1. May 2023Requires improvementcurrent ratingstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. January 2023Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. August 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. June 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. July 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. November 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. March 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 13 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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