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The Lawns Care Home

Ridsdale Street, Darlington, DL1 4EG

Goodpublished 6 October 2022, 3 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Requires improvement
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 Lawns Care Home on 6 October 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 The Lawns Care Home

4 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. October 2022Goodcurrent ratingup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  2. April 2022Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate

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

  3. November 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. February 2020Goodstayed Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. June 2017Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  6. May 2016

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 May 2016.

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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