Ringstead House
GoodLondon, London · care home
Ringstead House was rated Good overall; inspectors found kind, person-centred care, but DoLS arrangements and one late CQC notification needed attention.
CQC inspection reports, England
What did the inspectors actually find?
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Of 13,585 rated services. 1,204 more are registered but not yet rated, usually because they are new.
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Recently explained reports
The newest inspection reports we have read, across England.
Nottingham, East Midlands · care home
Rated Inadequate and placed in special measures; inspectors found people at risk from unsafe care, poor oversight and gaps in staff training.
Saffron House
Requires improvementLeicester, East Midlands · care home
Rated Requires Improvement and placed in special measures; inspectors found unsafe medicines and risk management, with Safe rated Inadequate.
The Farmhouse
Requires improvementHornchurch, London · care home
Overall rating remains Inadequate and the home is in special measures; inspectors found unsafe staffing and medicine practices.
Dormy House
Requires improvementAscot, South East · care home
Rated Inadequate and placed in special measures; inspectors found serious safety, staffing, care and leadership failures.
Hawthorne House
Requires improvementCoventry, West Midlands · care home
Hawthorne House was rated Requires Improvement; inspectors found unsafe gaps in risk management, medicines, staffing and oversight.
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A report, read for you
Three things we do with every published inspection report.
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We read the whole report
Every published inspection report from the CQC, for every registered care home and home care agency in England, refreshed monthly.
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We explain it in plain English
What inspectors praised, what concerned them, any breaches or enforcement, and what it means for a family choosing this service.
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Every strength and concern carries a line quoted from the report itself, and every page links to the full report on cqc.org.uk.
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