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What the CQC found at Uplands Care Home

Goodpublished 26 February 2021, 5 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 Uplands Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Uplands Care Home

2 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

February 2021Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
January 2018Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
January 2024
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 29 January 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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At least 100 live-in carers within about an hour of Lambeth

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 £1,250 a week. 76 can care for a couple. 11 years' experience on average.

Daniella H.

1 review

From £1,925 a week, 24 years caring

Based about 13 minutes from Lambeth. Can care for a couple

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1 review

From £1,229 a week, 10 years caring

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

Rose J.

2 reviews

From £910 a week, 13 years caring

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

Zenaida C.

1 review

From £1,036 a week, 5 years caring

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

“She cared for my mum with Alzheimer's with endless patience and kindness, always arriving with a smile and a positive attitude”

Marie-anne B., about Carla A.

“She is just one of those people that looks around, sees what needs to be done and does it.”

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