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What the CQC found at The Valleys Care Home

Goodpublished 16 June 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?: Requires improvement; 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 Valleys Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of The Valleys Care Home

2 rated inspections over a year: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

June 2023Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
May 2022Requires improvement
Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
November 2024
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 25 November 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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Care at home

32 live-in carers within about an hour of North Lincolnshire

These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.

Most charge £980 to £1,300 a week. 29 can care for a couple. 11 years' experience on average.

Emma H.

1 review

From £1,925 a week, 8 years caring

Based about 36 minutes from North Lincolnshire. Can care for a couple

Ezekiel O.

2 reviews

From £1,155 a week, 19 years caring

Based about 41 minutes from North Lincolnshire. Can care for a couple

Lorraine L.

1 review

From £1,120 a week, 5 years caring

Based about 43 minutes from North Lincolnshire. Can care for a couple

Martin G.

1 review

From £1,208 a week, 15 years caring

Based about 43 minutes from North Lincolnshire. Can care for a couple

“What truly stands out is how mindful and attentive she is to all of my medical needs, always going above and beyond to ensure I’m comfortable and well cared for.”

Lucy K., about Emma H.

“Martin was more than a carer, he managed the home and became my uncle's best friend, enriching his life during his last few years.”

Julie V., about Martin G.

See live-in carers near North LincolnshireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.