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Ivy Cottage

Ivy Cottage is a care home in Ashford, run by Canterbury Oast Trust. CQC rated it Good overall in July 2018 (last checked 14 July 2018). It has 5 beds. It is registered to support people with a learning disability or autism.

  • Care home without nursing

Highlands Farm, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RJ

What CQC says

Overall rating

Goodrated 8 years ago (14 July 2018)

The service is performing well and meeting expectations.

Last checked by CQC: 14 July 2018.

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The five key questions

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

  • Is it safe?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (14 July 2018)
  • Is it effective?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (14 July 2018)
  • Is it caring?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (14 July 2018)
  • Is it responsive to people’s needs?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (14 July 2018)
  • Is it well-led?

    Requires improvementrated 8 years ago (14 July 2018)

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 July 2018. 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.

CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Well-led” as Requires improvement.

What CQC looks at

  • 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.

About this service

Type of care
Care home without nursing
Who it supports
Learning disability or autism
Number of beds
5
Nursing care
No, personal care only
Registered since
30 December 2010
Local council area
Kent

Who runs it

Provider
Canterbury Oast Trust
Kind of provider
Company or organisation

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