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The Lodge

Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich, IP8 3JD

Requires improvementpublished 16 March 2026, 5 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 Lodge on 15 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 The Lodge

5 rated inspections over 4 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. August 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  3. July 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. June 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. October 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  6. August 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. May 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. July 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. January 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. November 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 15 November 2010.

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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