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Wallace House

Ravensworth Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9AE

Goodpublished 11 October 2023, 2 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 Wallace House on 11 October 2023. 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 Wallace House

8 rated inspections over 9 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. October 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. November 2022Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. November 2021Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. March 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  5. December 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good

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  6. December 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. April 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Effective: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. September 2016Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  9. February 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  10. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. November 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 1 November 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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