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What the CQC found at 368 The Ridge

Goodpublished 18 July 2019, 7 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?
Requires improvement
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 368 The Ridge.

The story over the years

Every inspection of 368 The Ridge

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. April 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  2. July 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. September 2016Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. August 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. July 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 4 July 2024.

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

19 live-in carers within about an hour of East Sussex

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 £1,400 a week. 13 can care for a couple. 10 years' experience on average.

Rona C.
2 reviews
From £1,400 a week, 15 years caring
Based about 20 minutes from East Sussex
Oga (Olga) M.
3 reviews
From £980 a week, 9 years caring
Based about 22 minutes from East Sussex. Can care for a couple
Debra S.
1 review
From £1,330 a week, 7 years caring
Based about 29 minutes from East Sussex. Can care for a couple
Catherine M.
3 reviews
From £1,400 a week, 23 years caring
Based about 31 minutes from East Sussex. Can care for a couple
“When he point blank refused to go into hospital for a life saving blood transfusion she talked him through the situation and agreed to go in the ambulance with him and stayed until he was settled.”
Clare S., about Mihaela B.
“Una felt safe, secure and loved in her time with Debbie which is a gift that I am eternally grateful for.”
Tisana S., about Debra S.
See live-in carers near East SussexProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.