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What the CQC found at Larkland House

Goodpublished 21 August 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 Larkland House.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Larkland House

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

  1. August 2019Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  2. February 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  3. January 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. April 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. September 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 September 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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83 live-in carers within about an hour of Windsor and Maidenhead

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 £1,260 a week. 76 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.

Christina Y.
1 review
From £1,400 a week, 20 years caring
Based about 25 minutes from Windsor and Maidenhead
Michael M.
2 reviews
From £1,120 a week, 9 years caring
Based about 26 minutes from Windsor and Maidenhead. Can care for a couple
Barbara B.
1 review
From £1,131 a week, 7 years caring
Based about 27 minutes from Windsor and Maidenhead. Can care for a couple
Peter W.
3 reviews
From £1,372 a week, 18 years caring
Based about 29 minutes from Windsor and Maidenhead. Can care for a couple
“I can truly say that Peter always put Dad at the centre of everything and I know that they found a great friendship in difficult times.”
Lindsay C., about Peter W.
“Not only has she looked after him beautifully, she has also been great company for him with lively conversation, kindness and humour.”
Clare M., about Zion S.
See live-in carers near Windsor and MaidenheadProfiles, 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.