CQC report explained · a residential care home

What the CQC found at Kent House

Goodpublished 13 February 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?: Good; Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.

The report

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

The story over the years

Every inspection of Kent House

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

February 2019Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
July 2016Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
December 2024
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 13 December 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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89 live-in carers within about an hour of Buckinghamshire

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 £1,300 a week. 79 can care for a couple. 13 years' experience on average.

Loritha C.

4 reviews

From £1,330 a week, 22 years caring

Based about 19 minutes from Buckinghamshire. Can care for a couple

Peter W.

3 reviews

From £1,372 a week, 18 years caring

Based about 25 minutes from Buckinghamshire. Can care for a couple

Jaroslava P.

1 review

From £1,295 a week, 15 years caring

Based about 35 minutes from Buckinghamshire. Can care for a couple

Monicah D.

3 reviews

From £1,155 a week, 14 years caring

Based about 39 minutes from Buckinghamshire. Can care for a couple

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“She was v competent and confident and we felt our mum was safe in her care. She supported us through a difficult time.”

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