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What the CQC found at Shottendane Nursing Home

Goodpublished 3 April 2026, 6 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Shottendane Nursing Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Shottendane Nursing Home

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

  1. October 2022Requires improvementcurrent ratingup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  2. September 2022Inadequatedown from Good
    Safe: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate
  3. May 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. October 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. September 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 10 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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