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Smithy Bridge Court

4 Barke Street, Littleborough, OL15 8QN

Goodpublished 3 August 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

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Smithy Bridge Court. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Smithy Bridge Court

3 rated inspections over 2 years: the service has improved, from Inadequate to Good.

  1. August 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. June 2022Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. December 2021Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  4. March 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 March 2026.

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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