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The Sycamores

Norton Road, Wakefield, WF1 3BD

Goodpublished 17 June 2022, 4 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?
Good
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 Sycamores on 17 June 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 Sycamores

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

  1. June 2022Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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

  2. July 2021Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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

  3. March 2020Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  4. September 2018Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate

    Read this report on cqc.org.uk

  5. February 2018

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 12 February 2018.

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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