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What the CQC found at Beaufort House

Goodpublished 21 January 2025, 20 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Beaufort House.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Beaufort House

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has slipped, from Outstanding to Good.

  1. October 2020Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. August 2019Requires improvementdown from Outstanding
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. December 2016Outstanding
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Outstanding
  4. October 2022

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 14 October 2022.

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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76 live-in carers within about two hours of Somerset

These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.

Most charge £1,020 to £1,330 a week. 62 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.

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