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Sundial Cottage Rest Home Ltd

Type Social Care Org Region South East Last inspected 24 Aug 2022

Location rating: Requires Improvement  View location on CQC

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Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location, last inspected 24 August 2022. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Requires Improvement

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Type: Planned inspection
Date: 24 August 2022
Rating extracted from this report: Requires Improvement
Actions indexed: 3 must-do

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AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 3 must-do

Must-do actions (3)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 3
Must do
Effective
Consent was not always being obtained in line with law and guidance. This was a breach of regulation 11 (Consent) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 11 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Need for consent
⚠ Consent was not always being obtained in line with law and guidance.
Must-do action 2 of 3
Must do
Safe
The systems in place had not ensured the safe use of medicines or of the management of risks to people's health and wellbeing. This was a breach of regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.This was a breach of regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation: Regulation 12 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Safe care and treatment
⚠ The systems in place had not ensured the safe use of medicines or of the management of risks to people's health and wellbeing.
Must-do action 3 of 3
Must do
Safe
Systems to ensure only fit and proper persons were employed were not sufficiently robust. This was a breach of regulation 19 (Fit and proper persons employed) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
Regulation: Regulation 19 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Fit and proper persons employed
⚠ Systems to ensure only fit and proper persons were employed were not sufficiently robust.