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Long Close Retirement Home

23 Forest Road, Branksome Park, Poole, BH13 6DQ

Goodpublished 12 May 2025, 15 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 Long Close Retirement Home on 1 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 Long Close Retirement Home

3 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. August 2023Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. January 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. June 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. March 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. April 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. March 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 25 March 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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