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The Old Downs Care Centre

Castle Hill, Hartley, Dartford, DA3 7BH

Goodpublished 5 November 2024, 21 months ago

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

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on The Old Downs Care Centre on 16 September 2017. 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 Old Downs Care Centre

2 rated inspections over a year: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. September 2017Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. August 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. March 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  4. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. September 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 18 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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