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The Lodge

22 Spicer Road, Exeter, EX1 1SY

Outstandingpublished 18 November 2021, 4 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the service performing exceptionally well.

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?
Outstanding
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Outstanding
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Outstanding
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 Lodge on 18 November 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 Lodge

4 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Good to Outstanding.

  1. November 2021Outstandingcurrent ratingstayed Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding

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  2. March 2020Outstandingup from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding

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  3. April 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. March 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding

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  5. November 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. April 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 6 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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