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Tamara House

Thanckes Close, Torpoint, PL11 2RA

Goodpublished 30 December 2021, 4 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?
Requires improvement
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 Tamara House on 3 February 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 Tamara House

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

  1. February 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  2. December 2021Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. March 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  4. November 2020Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. December 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  6. June 2016Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  7. May 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. September 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. February 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. December 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. May 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 12 May 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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