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Winchley Home

Rectory Lane, West Winch, Kings Lynn, PE33 0NR

Inadequatepublished 15 April 2026, 4 months ago

Rated Inadequate: inspectors found the service performing badly and the CQC has taken enforcement action.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Winchley Home on 1 February 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 Winchley Home

3 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. February 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated

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  2. October 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. July 2017Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. May 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  5. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. December 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. June 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. November 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 15 November 2010.

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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