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Ribble Valley Care Home

Smiley Old Brow, Sawley, Clitheroe, BB7 4LF

Goodpublished 23 February 2026, 6 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 Ribble Valley Care Home on 12 August 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 Ribble Valley Care Home

4 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. August 2022Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  2. June 2018Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. February 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. August 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. May 2019

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 14 May 2019.

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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