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What the CQC found at Longwood Lodge

Requires improvementpublished 17 November 2022, 3 years ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the home was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Requires improvement
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 Longwood Lodge.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Longwood Lodge

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

  1. November 2022Requires improvementcurrent rating
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  2. March 2022Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  3. July 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. July 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. February 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 17 February 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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At least 100 live-in carers within about an hour of Oldham

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Most charge £980 to £1,260 a week. 92 can care for a couple. 10 years' experience on average.

Sbongile Precious N.
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From £1,050 a week, 15 years caring
Based about 7 minutes from Oldham. Can care for a couple
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3 reviews
From £1,043 a week, 15 years caring
Based about 8 minutes from Oldham. Can care for a couple
Luwis D.
1 review
From £1,680 a week, 20 years caring
Based about 12 minutes from Oldham. Can care for a couple
Ememobong Peace E.
1 review
From £1,015 a week, 10 years caring
Based about 13 minutes from Oldham. Can care for a couple
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