Record levels for numbers of “outstanding” rated care settings in Oxfordshire
The number of care settings in Oxfordshire rated as “outstanding” by national inspectors has hit record levels in recent months with four new top ratings awarded in the last month alone.
The latest ratings published by the Care Quality Commission this week show that Oxfordshire has 15 care homes, homecare agencies, supported living providers, Doctors/GPs or independent healthcare organisations are now rated as outstanding.
The four to have been rated as “outstanding” during the last month are – The Brandon Trust, Oxford; Godswell Park, Banbury; Rush Court, Wallingford and Rosebank Care Home, Bampton.
Other care settings already rated “outstanding are based in Oxford, Wallingford, Faringdon, Bloxham, Abingdon, Goring, Sonning Common, Witney and Nettlebed near Henley.
A total of five per cent of all providers in Oxfordshire are outstanding compared to three per cent nationally and 89% are good or outstanding compared to 83% nationally.
The CQC awards four ratings following inspections –
- Outstanding
- Good
- Requires Improvement
- Inadequate
The full list of Oxfordshire “outstanding” ratings is below.
|
Name |
Town/City |
Service types |
|
Vale House |
Oxford |
Care Home |
|
Rush Court |
Wallingford |
Care Home |
|
Rosebank Care Home |
Bampton |
Care Home |
|
The Grange Care Centre |
Faringdon |
Care Home |
|
Godswell Park |
Bloxham |
Care Home |
|
Cleeve Lodge |
Goring on Thames |
Care Home |
|
George Springall Homecare Partnership |
Oxford |
Homecare agency |
|
Caretree Limited |
Abingdon |
Homecare agency |
|
My Carer |
Faringdon |
Homecare agency |
|
Brandon Trust Supported Living - Oxfordshire |
Oxford Business Park |
Supported living provider |
|
Windrush Medical Practice, Windrush Health Centre |
Witney |
Doctors/GP |
|
Mill Stream Surgery |
Wallingford |
Doctors/GP |
|
Dr K M Emerson & Partners |
Sonning Common |
Doctors/GP |
|
Luther Street (Oxford Health) |
Oxford |
Doctors/GPs ,Diagnosis/screening, |
|
Sue Ryder - Nettlebed Hospice |
Henley On Thames |
Independent Healthcare Organisation |
Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Councillor Lawrie Stratford, said: “The trend is unmistakeable. Oxfordshire is well ahead of the national average and that position is improving month by month.
“Our congratulations go to the organisations recently rated outstanding. The CQC does not make this award lightly – as can be seen by the fact that only three per cent of organisations nationally have such a status.
“The county council doesn’t run care homes directly but it has a monitoring and safeguarding role to help care homes reach their potential along with the CQC.
“As a council our over-arching aim is to enable older and disabled people to live independently and care for those in greatest need, working in partnership with private and voluntary sector providers. These new statistics show that the county is being well served compared to other areas. We hope to see more improvement in coming months.”