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Stowford House Care Home

Faringdon Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LN

Goodpublished 15 October 2020, 5 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 Stowford House Care Home. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Stowford House Care Home

6 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

October 2020Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
August 2019Requires improvementdown from Good
Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
June 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
June 2017Requires improvementup from Inadequate
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
January 2017Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
January 2016Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
January 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 31 January 2025.

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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