In the past week the Care Quality Commission has published a further 39 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the North that have been inspected under its new approach.
Following recent inspections, 20 of these services have been rated as Good, 17 have been rated Requires Improvement and two have been rated Inadequate.
Under CQC’s new programme of inspections, all of England’s adult social care services are being given a rating according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led.
Debbie Westhead, CQC's Deputy Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care in the North, said:
"People are entitled to services which provide safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care. If that is what we find on inspection - we give the service a rating of Good, or Outstanding.
"If we find that a service requires improvement, we will expect them to provide us with a full plan setting out how they will address the issue. We will share our findings with local commissioners, and we will return in due course to check that they have made the required improvements.
"Whenever we find a service to be Inadequate, we will consider taking further action on behalf of the people who use the service."
Full reports on all 39 inspections are available on this website.
Adult Social Care services by local authority area and rating:
- Dearnevale, Barnsley: Good
- Domiciliary Support Services for Children and Young People, Blackburn with Darwen: Good
- Stoneleigh Care Home, County Durham: Good
- Heathcotes (Balby), Doncaster: Good
- Arncliffe Court Nursing and Residential Home, Knowsley: Good
- Sherwood Lodge, Lancashire: Good
- The Kingfisher Care Home, Lancashire: Good
- Southlands Nursing and Residential Home, North Yorkshire: Good
- Braeside Care Home, Rochdale: Good
- Greenside Court, Rotherham: Good
- Lonnen Grove, Rotherham: Good
- Hawkhills, Sheffield: Good
- The Old School House, Sheffield: Good
- Bedewell Grange, South Tyneside: Good
- Conifer Lodge, South Tyneside: Good
- Connolly House, South Tyneside: Good
- Harmony House, South Tyneside: Good
- Sally and Sarah, Stockton-on-Tees: Good
- Ashdale - Sunderland, Sunderland: Good
- Human Support Group Limited - Sale, Trafford: Good
- St. James Court, Barnsley: Requires improvement
- Carr Bank House, Bury: Requires improvement
- Elmwood Nursing Home, Leeds: Requires improvement
- Gledhow, Leeds: Requires improvement
- Harrogate Lodge Care Home, Leeds: Requires improvement
- Olive Lodge, Leeds: Requires improvement
- Dene Park House, Newcastle upon Tyne: Requires improvement
- Princes Court, North Tyneside: Requires improvement
- Castleside House, Northumberland: Requires improvement
- Terravis Park Residential Home, Northumberland: Requires improvement
- Laureate Court, Rotherham: Requires improvement
- Layden Court Care Home, Rotherham: Requires improvement
- Sanctuary Home Care Limited (Sheffield), Sheffield: Requires improvement
- Comfort Call Gateshead, South Tyneside: Requires improvement
- Cherry Tree House, Stockport: Requires improvement
- Bedford Nursing and Residential Home, Wigan: Requires improvement
- Dennis Moore Care Ltd, Wigan: Requires improvement
- Riverside Court Care Home, Cumbria: Inadequate
- Scaleford Care Home, Lancashire: Inadequate
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