CQC report explained · a nursing home

What the CQC found at River Brook Care Home

Goodpublished 21 May 2020, 6 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?: Outstanding; 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

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for River Brook Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of River Brook Care Home

Each visit the CQC has published, newest first, back to the day the home was registered.

March 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
Safe: Inspected but not rated
May 2020Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
January 2024
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 17 January 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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