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What the CQC found at Southbourne Care Home

Goodpublished 18 February 2023, 3 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?
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 Southbourne Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Southbourne Care Home

7 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. February 2023Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. February 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  3. October 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. October 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. July 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  6. June 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. March 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  8. May 2015Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  9. September 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 2 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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