CQC report explained · a residential care home, run by Penrice House (St. Austell)

Penrice House

Porthpean, St Austell, PL26 6AZ

Goodpublished 17 February 2023, 3 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

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The CQC published its most recent report on Penrice House on 17 February 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 Penrice House

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

February 2023Goodcurrent rating
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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May 2021Inspected but not rated
Safe: Inspected but not rated
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July 2018Goodstayed Good
Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
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March 2016Good
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
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March 2014
Report published without a new overall rating.
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March 2014
Report published without a new overall rating.
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June 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
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January 2013
Report published without a new overall rating.
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January 2011
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 19 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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