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What the CQC found at Bowbridge Court

Goodpublished 10 December 2020, 5 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home 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 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 Bowbridge Court.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Bowbridge Court

7 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. December 2020Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. May 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. June 2018Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  4. February 2018Inadequatestayed Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  5. July 2017Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  6. October 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. April 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  8. June 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 1 June 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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Care at home

75 live-in carers within about an hour of Nottinghamshire

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 £980 to £1,260 a week. 63 can care for a couple. 10 years' experience on average.

Nontando S.
1 review
From £1,204 a week, 18 years caring
Based about 24 minutes from Nottinghamshire. Can care for a couple
Veronica D.
2 reviews
From £1,050 a week, 15 years caring
Based about 24 minutes from Nottinghamshire. Can care for a couple
Ernest C.
1 review
From £1,096 a week, 18 years caring
Based about 26 minutes from Nottinghamshire
Adetumi B.
1 review
From £1,236 a week, 2 years caring
Based about 27 minutes from Nottinghamshire. Can care for a couple
“Ernest is an amazing professional carer who delivers care from the heart.”
Melanie B., about Ernest C.
See live-in carers near NottinghamshireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

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