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Willow Court

Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, AL5 5SD

Goodpublished 18 April 2019, 7 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?
Outstanding
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 story over the years

Every inspection of Willow Court

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. April 2019Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good

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  2. August 2016Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. September 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. December 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. January 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. September 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. October 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. May 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 6 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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