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The Lodge

Dykes Chase, Maldon, CM9 6HW

Goodpublished 11 June 2026, 2 months ago

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

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for The Lodge. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of The Lodge

3 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has slipped, from Good to Requires improvement.

  1. February 2024Requires improvementcurrent rating
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  2. February 2022Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  3. April 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. August 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. May 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 May 2024.

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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