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Applegarth Care Home

Type Social Care Org Region South East Last inspected 27 Sep 2017

Archived This service was archived (deregistered) by CQC on 3 Dec 2018. The ratings below are historical and do not reflect a current service.

Location rating: Requires Improvement  View location on CQC

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Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location, last inspected 27 September 2017. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

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

Most recent report indexed for actions

The date and rating here are from an individual report, not necessarily the location's latest assessment. Report ratings are extracted with AI; verify the original PDF.

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 27 September 2017
Rating extracted from this report: Requires Improvement
Actions indexed: 4 must-do 5 should-do

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AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 4 must-do 5 should-do

Must-do actions (4)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 4
Must do
Effective
The provider must ensure that there are records of best interest meetings that involve the person, their relatives or other health professionals, to look at the least restrictive options.
Regulation: Regulation 11 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Need for consent
⚠ There were no records of best interest meetings that involved the person, their relatives or other health professionals, to look at the least restrictive options.
Must-do action 2 of 4
Must do
Well-led
The provider must ensure that accurate, complete and up to date records are maintained in respect of people who use the service.
Regulation: Regulation 17 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Good governance
⚠ The service did not maintain accurate, complete and up to date records in respect of people who used the service.
Must-do action 3 of 4
Must do
Well-led
The provider must ensure that the service's quality assurance system is effective in identifying when quality and safety is being compromised.
Regulation: Regulation 17 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Good governance
⚠ The service's quality assurance system was ineffective in identifying when quality and safety was being compromised.
Must-do action 4 of 4
Must do
Well-led
The provider must ensure that managerial staff are appropriately supported and obtain further qualifications that would enable them to perform their job role.
Regulation: Regulation 18 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Staffing
⚠ The provider did not make sure managerial staff was appropriately supported and obtained further qualifications that would enable them to perform their job role.

Should-do actions (5)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Safe
The service to seek current guidance on how to respond promptly to findings from medicines audit.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Effective
The service to seek current guidance in relation to pain protocols for people who find it difficult to communicate.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Responsive
The service to seek nationally evidence-based guidance for how to carry out reviews of care.
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Responsive
The service to seek current guidance on how to make sure initial assessments are easily accessible and available in people's care records.
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Responsive
The service seek current practice and best practice on how to display information for people with a disability or sensory loss.

Previous inspection

9 September 2015
Rating extracted from this reportGood
TypeFocused inspection
Actions 2 must-do

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1 resolved 1 repeated