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What the CQC found at Ashgrove House Nursing Home

Outstandingpublished 6 November 2018, 7 years ago

Rated Outstanding: inspectors found the home performing exceptionally well.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Outstanding
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Outstanding
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Outstanding
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Outstanding
Is the home 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 Ashgrove House Nursing Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Ashgrove House Nursing Home

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

  1. December 2020Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  2. November 2018Outstandingstayed Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: OutstandingCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
  3. April 2016Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Outstanding
  4. July 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 22 July 2026.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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