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What the CQC found at Dalton Court Care Home

Goodpublished 28 March 2023, 3 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 Dalton Court Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Dalton Court Care Home

10 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has improved, from Inadequate to Good.

March 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
August 2022Requires improvementdown from Good
Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
February 2020Goodup from Requires improvement
Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
February 2019Requires improvementup from Inadequate
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
August 2018Inadequatestayed Inadequate
Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
January 2018Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
Safe: InadequateResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
September 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
September 2016Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
June 2016Inspected but not rated
Safe: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate
March 2016Inadequatestayed Inadequate
Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
September 2015Inadequate
Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
June 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 June 2025.

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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