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What the CQC found at Palace House Care Home with Nursing

Requires improvementpublished 4 June 2026, 4 months ago

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

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Palace House Care Home with Nursing.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Palace House Care Home with Nursing

6 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. September 2021Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. March 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  3. September 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. November 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. December 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  6. September 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. March 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  8. April 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 April 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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