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What the CQC found at Whitchurch House

Goodpublished 5 January 2019, 7 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

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The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Whitchurch House.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Whitchurch House

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

January 2019Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
June 2016Goodstayed Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
January 2015Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
April 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 3 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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Timerthy B.

1 review

From £1,330 a week, 5 years caring

Based about 34 minutes from Herefordshire, County of. Can care for a couple

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From £1,190 a week, 3 years caring

Based about 48 minutes from Herefordshire, County of. Can care for a couple

Sekai M.

2 reviews

From £1,400 a week, 15 years caring

Based about 59 minutes from Herefordshire, County of. Can care for a couple

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From £1,407 a week, 15 years caring

Based about 13 minutes from Herefordshire, County of. Can care for a couple

“She was very caring, kind and patient to all his needs, she built up a wondetful rapport with him, she was dedicated and was there for him through good times as well as through the tough times”

Katrina O., about Sekai M.

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