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What the CQC found at The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home

Goodpublished 1 November 2017, 8 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

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The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home

2 rated inspections over 2 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

November 2017Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
July 2015Good
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
April 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 15 April 2025.

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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38 live-in carers within about an hour of Oxfordshire

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Most charge £980 to £1,300 a week. 32 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.

Titus M.

2 reviews

From £1,120 a week, 10 years caring

Based about 11 minutes from Oxfordshire. Can care for a couple

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1 review

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Based about 15 minutes from Oxfordshire

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1 review

From £1,190 a week, 7 years caring

Based about 22 minutes from Oxfordshire. Can care for a couple

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1 review

From £1,400 a week, 10 years caring

Based about 39 minutes from Oxfordshire. Can care for a couple

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