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Orford House Residential Care Home

Woodcote Park, Meadow Hill, Coulsdon, CR5 2XN

Goodpublished 7 October 2025, 10 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 Orford House Residential Care Home on 27 January 2022. 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 Orford House Residential Care Home

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

  1. January 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  2. January 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. January 2018Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. October 2015Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. July 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. October 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. October 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. October 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 7 January 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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