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Prince of Wales House

18, Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich, IP2 8PY

Outstandingpublished 28 November 2023, 2 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the service performing exceptionally well.

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?
Outstanding
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Outstanding
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 Prince of Wales House on 28 November 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 Prince of Wales House

3 rated inspections over 9 years: the service has held its Outstanding rating throughout.

  1. November 2023Outstandingcurrent ratingstayed Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good

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  2. December 2017Outstandingstayed Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding

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  3. January 2015Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding

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  4. June 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. January 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. February 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 9 February 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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