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The Mead

7-8 The Mead, Portway Lane, Warminster, BA12 8RB

Goodpublished 22 July 2021, 5 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?
Requires improvement
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 Mead on 22 July 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 Mead

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

  1. July 2021Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  2. March 2018Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

  3. December 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. June 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. August 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. January 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. August 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 1 December 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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