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Whitwood Grange

Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4ES

Goodpublished 15 May 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?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Requires improvement
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 Whitwood Grange on 15 May 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 Whitwood Grange

6 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. May 2021Goodcurrent ratingup from Inadequate
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. January 2021Inadequatedown from Good
    Safe: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate

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  3. October 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. January 2017Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. May 2016Inspected but not rated
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  6. December 2015Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. June 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. February 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. September 2012

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 12 September 2012.

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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