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Marsden Grange

239 Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, BB9 9NL

Goodpublished 10 October 2018, 7 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

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?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Good
Is the service run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Marsden Grange. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Marsden Grange

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

  1. March 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  2. October 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  3. August 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  4. May 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. December 2025

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 12 December 2025.

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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