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What the CQC found at St Mary's Care Home

Goodpublished 5 November 2021, 4 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 Mary's Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of St Mary's Care Home

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

November 2021Goodcurrent rating
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
February 2021Inspected but not rated
Safe: Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Inspected but not rated
September 2020Inadequatedown from Good
Safe: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate
July 2018Goodup from Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Good
February 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
May 2017Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
October 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement
June 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
January 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
May 2015Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
October 2023
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 31 October 2023.

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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Most charge £990 to £1,120 a week. 9 can care for a couple. 14 years' experience on average.

Szvetlana M.

2 reviews

From £1,113 a week, 8 years caring

Based about 14 minutes from Norfolk. Can care for a couple

Ruby N.

1 review

From £1,260 a week, 20 years caring

Based about 15 minutes from Norfolk. Can care for a couple

Ibolya Z.

From £945 a week, 17 years caring

Based about 7 minutes from Norfolk

Rafail N.

From £1,120 a week, 15 years caring

Based about 18 minutes from Norfolk. Can care for a couple

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