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Woodgate

Queens Road, Maidstone, ME16 0JG

Goodpublished 5 July 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?
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

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Woodgate. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Woodgate

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. July 2019Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. June 2018Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  3. November 2015Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. May 2023

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 3 May 2023.

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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