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The Ferns

Raby Hall Road, Bromborough, Wirral, CH63 0NN

Requires improvementpublished 8 May 2026, 3 months ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on The Ferns on 6 March 2019. 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 The Ferns

2 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has slipped, from Good to Requires improvement.

  1. March 2019Requires improvementcurrent ratingdown from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

  2. May 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  3. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  4. January 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. March 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 24 January 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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