The Firs
The Firs is a care home in Southampton, run by Caldwell Care Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in July 2022 (last checked 7 July 2022). It has 22 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people and people with mental health needs.
- Care home without nursing
83 Church Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 6LS
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Up from Requires improvement, 7 January 2022.
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 7 July 2022.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 4 years ago (7 July 2022)Is it effective?
Goodrated 8 years ago (9 November 2017)Is it caring?
Goodrated 8 years ago (9 November 2017)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 8 years ago (9 November 2017)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 4 years ago (7 July 2022)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from July 2022. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Requires improvement7 January 2022Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement4 February 2021Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good9 November 2017Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement23 September 2016Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement5 October 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement26 June 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement4 March 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Mental health needs
- Number of beds
- 22
- Nursing care
- No, personal care only
- Registered since
- 29 December 2010
- Local council area
- Hampshire
Who runs it
- Provider
- Caldwell Care Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation