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What the CQC found at St Lawrences Lodge

Goodpublished 10 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 St Lawrences Lodge.

The story over the years

Every inspection of St Lawrences Lodge

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

  1. February 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  2. April 2021Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. December 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  4. March 2020Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementCaring: GoodWell-led: Good
  5. February 2020Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  6. January 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  7. October 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  8. July 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 13 July 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 Tameside

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Most charge £980 to £1,260 a week. 90 can care for a couple. 10 years' experience on average.

Alice M.
3 reviews
From £1,225 a week, 24 years caring
Based about 5 minutes from Tameside. Can care for a couple
Adenike L.
2 reviews
From £1,257 a week, 17 years caring
Based about 14 minutes from Tameside. Can care for a couple
Luwis D.
1 review
From £1,680 a week, 20 years caring
Based about 18 minutes from Tameside. Can care for a couple
Primrose N.
3 reviews
From £1,260 a week, 20 years caring
Based about 18 minutes from Tameside. Can care for a couple
“Primrose is a very kind and compassionate healthcare professional”
Marion L., about Primrose N.
See live-in carers near TamesideProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

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