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Wensum Way

Wensum Way is a care home in Fakenham, run by FitzRoy Support. CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in January 2022 (last checked 8 December 2021). It has 8 beds. It is registered to support older people, people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment and people with a learning disability or autism.

  • Care home without nursing
  • Home care
  • Supported living

31 Wensum Way, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8NZ

What CQC says

Overall rating

Requires improvementrated 4 years ago (27 January 2022)

The service is not performing as well as it should.

Down from Good, 27 June 2018.

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Last checked by CQC: 8 December 2021.

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The five key questions

CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.

  • Is it safe?

    Goodrated 4 years ago (27 January 2022)
  • Is it effective?

    Goodrated 4 years ago (27 January 2022)
  • Is it caring?

    Goodrated 4 years ago (27 January 2022)
  • Is it responsive to people’s needs?

    Requires improvementrated 4 years ago (27 January 2022)
  • Is it well-led?

    Requires improvementrated 4 years ago (27 January 2022)

Not sure what the ratings mean? Read how CQC ratings work.

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 January 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.

What CQC looks at

  • Responsive: Requires improvement

    CQC checks whether care is planned around each person’s needs and wishes. It looks at care plans, joined-up care with other services, clear information, and how feedback and complaints are listened to and acted on.

    Questions you could ask

    • How is the care plan written, and how can family be involved?
    • How often is the care plan reviewed?
    • How can I raise a concern, and what happens next?
  • Well-led: Requires improvement

    CQC checks how well the service is run. It looks at the managers and leaders, the culture, how the service checks and improves its own quality, and whether staff feel able to speak up.

    Questions you could ask

    • Who is the registered manager, and how can families contact them?
    • How do you check the quality of care yourselves?
    • How can staff raise worries, and how are they supported when they do?

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.

About this service

Type of care
Care home without nursing, Home care, Supported living
Who it supports
Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Learning disability or autism, Younger adults
Number of beds
8
Nursing care
No, personal care only
Registered since
10 January 2011
Local council area
Norfolk

Who runs it

Provider
FitzRoy Support
Brand
BRAND Elizabeth Fitzroy Support
Kind of provider
Company or organisation

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  • Allen Meale Way

    Supported living

    Run by FitzRoy Support

    Goodrated 6 years ago

    Rating from December 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Norwich, NR12 9JJ
  • Bainbridge Close

    Home care

    Run by FitzRoy Support

    Goodrated 7 years ago

    Rating from January 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • North Walsham, NR28 9UP
  • Brookview

    Care home without nursing

    Run by FitzRoy Support

    Goodrated 6 years ago

    Rating from November 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Coventry, CV5 8AF
    • 8 beds

and 31 more.

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