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The Horizon

154 Hedge Lane, Palmers Green, London, N13 5BX

Goodpublished 11 September 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?
Good
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 The Horizon on 11 September 2021. 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 Horizon

3 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. September 2021Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. December 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. August 2015Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. July 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. June 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. September 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 13 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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