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Orchard Lodge

Kirk House, 2 Lincoln Road, Dorrington, Lincoln, LN4 3PT

Outstandingpublished 15 November 2019, 6 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the service performing exceptionally well.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Outstanding
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 Orchard Lodge on 15 November 2019. 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 Orchard Lodge

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

  1. November 2019Outstandingcurrent ratingup from Good
    Safe: OutstandingEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. November 2016Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. June 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. August 2013

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 20 August 2013.

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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